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An example photo of Facebook and iPhone application Instagram on a screen in Zagreb April 9, 2012. – Reuters FotoSAN FRANCISCO, Wed Nov 21, 2012 – Facebook Inc proposes to combine user data with newly acquired photo-sharing service Instagram, and ease restrictions on e-mails between members of the network also said Wednesday social.Facebook proposed put the 4 years process that can allow the social network is about 1 billion users to vote on changes in their policies and terms of servicios.Facebook said I could share information between your service and other companies or subsidiaries owned by Facebook to “help provide understanding and improving our services and your services.” Business One of the most important members of Facebook is Instagram, a photo sharing service for users of smartphones that Facebook acquired in October for about $ 715 million.The change could open the door to Facebook to create profiles of users, including The personal data of people united by your social networks and Instagram, similar to the recent initiatives by Google Inc. in January Google said that combine personal information collected from users of its Web services – as a network of Google search e-mail and social – to provide a more unified personalizada.Política data Google has raised concerns among some privacy advocates and regulators, who said it was a violation of personal privacy. A group of 36 U.S. state attorney general also warned in a letter to Google that the consolidation of personal data is in one place may put people at greater risk of hackers and thieves identidad.Facebook also wants to loosen the restrictions on how the social network members can contact other users of the e-mail system Facebook.Facebook said it would remove a configuration for users to control who can contact. The company said it plans to replace the “Who can send you Facebook messages” An environment with new filters for the management entrantes.Consultado message if this change could leave Facebook users exposed to an avalanche of spam, such as messages, spokesperson Facebook Andrew Noyes said the company closely monitors the user interaction and feedback to find ways to improve the user experience. “We are working on updates messages on Facebook and have made this change in our policy Use data to enable the improvement of the product,” said Facebook Noyes.Cambios come as the largest social network in the world with about one billion users soon a sharp slowdown in revenue growth. The company generates most of its revenue from advertising on your site changes web.Los are open to public comment for the next seven days. If the proposed changes create more than 7,000 public comments, the current conditions of service of Facebook users automatically vote to approve the changes. But voting is compulsory only if at least 30 percent of users to participate, and two previous votes reached umbral.Facebook he has said in the past that it was reconsidering the voting system and Facebook on Wednesday moved to eliminate Complete the vote, saying that it did not work as expected and no longer suitable for the current situation as a matter of big listed company supervision various regulatory agencies. “We found that the voting mechanism, which is triggered by a series of observations, actually led to a system that encourages the number of comments on its quality,” said Elliot Schrage, Facebook CEO, vice president of communications, public policy and marketing, in a blog post on Wednesday. Instead of voting, Facebook seek other forms of feedback from users about changes, such as an “Ask the Chief Privacy Officer” question and answer forum on its website, as well as live broadcasts of privacy and seguridad.Facebook , Google and other online companies have faced growing control by regulatory authorities and enforcement of privacy as consumers increasingly rely on larger amounts of information on their personal life services web.En April, Facebook settled charges with the privacy of the United U.S. Federal Trade Commission that it deceived consumers and forced them to share more personal information than expected. Under the agreement, Facebook is required to get user consent for certain changes to its privacy settings and is subject to 20 years of independent audits.
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