London: From now on, people using Facebook on their mobiles will be able to select whether their friends, or friends of friends, or everyone can see any new information that they post about themselves, for now the social networking site has extended its privacy controls to mobile devices.
The move would allow users to control what information is publicly seen about them on the site, while on the move. In May 2010, as a response to international criticism of Facebook's increasingly complex privacy toolest, it amended its privacy controls, making them 'simpler' to use.
At the time co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said the site "missed the mark" on allowing its users to easily control whether, for instance, their age, gender, friends or pictures were visible to the public.
Zuckerberg introduced "one simple control" to let users decide how they want to share their Facebook profile information, in addition to adding the ability to adjust privacy settings on a granular level.
"This applies to all the products we're going to release going forward. As well as retroactively. If you've set your profile so your information is viewable only to friends of friends, then all future features will also only be viewable to friends of friends," the Telegraph quoted him as saying.
And now, the networking giant has made the entire suit of Facebook privacy controls available from any mobile device.
This means people will be able to change how much personal information is publicly available about them while on the move.
Facebook says that more than 150 million users currently access the site through their mobile devices ?" a number expected to grow rapidly as an increased number of people move over to smartphones with affordable internet bundles. And the Facebook privacy features on mobile will be available from today.
Facebook has also formatted its privacy guide especially for mobiles. This is not a big change in an of itself, but it does show how serious Facebook is about appeasing users who were quite recently in foment over what they felt was underhanded dealing with their information.
"As of today, you can use these controls no matter where you are, what kind of device you have access to, or when you want to make a decision about your information," Michael Eyal Sharon, Facebook's mobile product manager, wrote in a blog post.
To access, go to m.facebook.com/privacy on your phone or go the Settings page and click the "Change" link next to "Privacy Settings." You can then choose if friends, friends of friends, or everyone can see your content, customise certain settings, and access the privacy guide, formatted for mobiles.
More than half of Britons (56%) have admitted to relying upon technology while on the move, according to a new study carried out by Kinetic, an outdoor advertising company. This is a 12% increase on the year, as only 44% of Britons said that they relied upon technology while out of the house or office, during the same poll during 2009.
The study, which polled 500 adults, found that out of the 370 (74%) which had Facebook accounts, 103 (28%) were accessing them via a mobile device.
A Kinetic spokesperson said: "The increase in popularity of smartphones together with the release of the iPad and the prevalence of Wi-Fi on public transport and in social areas, such as coffee shops and pubs is thought to be behind the rise in the number of people using technology on the move."
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