Facebook new privacy controls to give users ability to decide who can read about what they're doing

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Because of some Facebook users who have gotten into trouble with employers and parents who have read updates containing inflammatory remarks or tales of indiscretions, Facebook has come up an idea of a new privacy controls. This new privacy controls, which Facebook is testing right now, will allow the online users to decide who should see each of their personal updates.

In their announcement on Wednesday, Facebook said the option will enable users to customize their postings for specific groups of friends.

The new privacy controls will only be initially available to some Facebook users.


via[Newsday]