Privacy Groups: Facebook Can't Be Trusted

The new privacy controls Facebook announced Wednesday were met with criticism the following day from privacy groups that called the new policies inadequate. In a conference call on Thursday, representatives of the groups insisted on a Federal Trade Commission investigation of the social networking giant and regulatory oversight. They also questioned Facebook's commitment to privacy and its honesty. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Wednesday that the social networking site is making its privacy controls simpler.

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