Woah, while the new privacy settings already have people going nuts and leaving a lot to be desired, Facebook is doing everything possible to annoy them more. It appears we bloggers should stop writing about the privacy settings, as the more we write the more users seem to point out the missing links and options. Presently we have another comment coming it that says News Feed and Wall settings have vanished. Why?
That feature gave users the option to auto generate a news feed about any changes you made across your profile, for example like changing your relationship status. Where has that disappeared? I am lost at this, what exactly is Facebook doing? First it gave us pretty chained customization options, making sure that users felt that they are being dictated what settings to follow and now they lessening those options too. I bet they must have merged it with the existing settings and when you select to share certain information with friends, a large chunk of your information is adjusted along with that.
It’s getting ever more confusing. I mean previously users were prompted to decide if the story needed to published on your profile or not, that is how it works with the applications you use which is pretty okay. But for the features existing on Facebook, all that is automatic without you being prompted about it. Which means that you have absolutely no way to decide how your feed is being handled and what exactly are those default settings. I guess the social network is simply carried away by the surge in user base and it thinks such moves will go unnoticed by the masses. Sadly enough, it isn’t so and each user is able to figure out more glitches in the current settings of the social network. Hope it is considerate enough to clarify the confusion.
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