With so much money to be made, it appears likely that all Facebook content that is not specifically restricted by the user, will soon be shared with the world via Google and other search engines.
Reuters reported today that Facebook users will be greeted this week with a message presenting them with new options to customize privacy settings and directing them to a new, simplified overview page of all their personal privacy settings.
The changes will not, in any way, alter Facebook’s policies governing the kind of user information that is shared with advertisers, he said.
Earlier this year, Canada’s privacy commissioner said Facebook lacked certain safeguards to prevent unauthorized access of users’ personal information by third-party developers like game and quiz makers.
In October, Microsoft announced plans to incorporate Facebook messages flagged for the general public into its search engine results.
Google recently announced plans to incorporate certain Facebook data in its new real time search product, though the data will be limited to the special public profile Facebook pages created by celebrities and companies.
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