Facebook Revamps Privacy Settings Menu in Response to Outcry
- New mobile settings will be accessible from one screen
- Users can delete information they have shared already
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Facebook Inc. is moving to untangle its often bewildering array of privacy options as the social network struggles to contain the damage from a widening scandal over user data.
With Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg now poised to address the uproar on Capitol Hill, Facebook announced on Wednesday that it’s redesigning the settings menu on mobile devices, consolidating privacy options in one place, rather than sending users to some 20 different screens.