Private data : Facebook encourage users to vote on privacy policy changes

Could this be a true sign of changing policy or a simple demagogic move? Facebook has recently surprised everyone by offering its 900 million users the possibility to provide their feedback by voting concerning facebook’s privacy policy. Actually, the parameters of private data have been modified on May 14^th just before its IPO.

The vote will be considered binding if more than 30 percent of Facebook’s active members take part, communications vice president Elliot Schrage said in a blog post. The polls opened at a “Facebook Site Governance Vote” page at the social network and will close June 8 at 900 am (1600 GMT).

The site currently has nearly 70,000 voters only. 51,000 voted in favor of documents from last year.

                                                          

 By Emmanuel Borges