Facebook has fixed privacy problems, Canadian official says

Jennifer Stoddart, Canada's privacy commissioner, said Sept 22 that Facebook has resolved concerns she raised a year ago over third-party access to the social networking service's users. Commissioner Stoddart said that changes Facebook put in place met the expectations of privacy under Canadian law. Before the changes, users who wanted to play games or access third-party applications had to make all of their information available. In May, Facebook changed its policy, requiring applications to tell users what parts of their profile the applications want to access and to get permission to access them. Facebook also changed its privacy settings to give users more control over what information they share and with whom.