Facebook proposes to end voting on privacy issues
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The world's biggest social media company said in a blog post Wednesday that its voting mechanism, which is triggered only if enough people comment on proposed changes, has become a system that emphasizes quantity of responses over quality of discussion. Users tend to leave one or two-word comments objecting to changes instead of more in-depth responses. Facebook said it will continue to inform users of "significant changes" to its privacy policy, called its data use policy, and to its statement of user rights and responsibilities. The company will keep its seven-day comment period and take users' feedback into consideration. "We will also provide additional notification mechanisms, including email, for informing you of those changes," wrote Elliot Schrage, Facebook's vice president of communications, public policy and marketing, in the post. Facebook began letting users vote on privacy changes in 2009.
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Elliot Schrage
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Jules Polonetsky
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| 0.186705 | Jules Polonetsky, director of the Future of Privacy Forum, an industry-backed think tank in Washington, said the voting process was a "noble experiment" ... |
| 0.149148 | Polonetsky called Facebook's data use policy "kind of a good handbook" ... |
| 0.1922 | Polonetsky called Facebook's data use policy "kind of a good handbook" and a "reasonable read" |
| 0.210411 | "I certainly recommend that people read it, but most users just want to poke someone and like someone and look at a picture," Polonetsky said. ... |
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Facebook proposes to end voting on privacy issues
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