Technology / Facebook Facebook Privacy Changes a Good First Step New settings seem relatively easy to control By John Johnson, Newser Staff Posted May 26, 2010 5:15 PM CDT Copied Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about the site's new privacy settings in Palo Alto, Calif., Wednesday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Facebook's unveiling of changes to give users more control over privacy (details from Mark Zuckerberg here) is getting a decent reception on the tech blogs. Here's a sample: Kevin Bankston, Electronic Frontier Foundation: They reverse "some of the worst of Facebook's privacy missteps," but "we still have some fundamental concerns about the amount of user information being shared with third-party Facebook applications and web sites. So we hope that this is only Facebook's first step in a more privacy-conscious direction, rather than its last." Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica: "As a veteran Facebook user, I can say that the new settings seem simplified while at the same time allowing granular (more detailed) control if I want it. ... The one- (or two-) click process for most profile settings will be a very welcome change for many users." Jolie O'Dell, Mashable: "With controls this simple, it’s hard to imagine users being confused or pundits throwing fits; yet we’re sure not everyone will be totally pleased with these changes." (More Facebook stories.) Report an error