Terms and Policies Hub

Facebook Respects Users’ Rights More Than You Might Think

Justin Lafferty on August 30, 2012 1:33 PM

It seems like on a weekly basis, Facebook rolls out a new feature that prompts users to accuse the site of playing a 21st-century Big Brother. However, an attorney-turned-tech entrepreneur feels that Facebook is actually one of the better social media sites, in terms of respecting users’ rights. Andrew Nicol recently launched Clickwrapped, a comparison of the terms of service and privacy policies on sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Wikipedia and Twitter. Of the 15 sites Clickwrapped studied, Facebook was ranked fourth.

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Facebook Users’ Data Can Now Be Used To Serve Ads Outside Facebook

David Cohen on May 11, 2012 6:42 PM

Facebook broke in its brand-new Facebook Terms and Policies Hub with a revamped data use policy, as announced by Chief Privacy Officer Erin Egan in a post on the Facebook and Privacy page.

Facebook Terms and Policies Hub: One-Stop Shop

David Cohen on May 11, 2012 9:48 AM

Facebook’s latest attempt to combat user confusion over its constantly evolving policies places all of them in one location, as the social network launched its Facebook Terms and Policies Hub, with the tag line, “Everything you need to know, all in one place.”