Control. Simplicity. Connection. According to Facebook, these are the three basic principles for effective privacy on the social network. Just last week, Facebook launched the ‘Publisher Privacy Control‘ in beta, which allows people to show their status updates with more control with a ‘Who do you want to tell?’ option on a per-post basis. So if you wanted to publish a status update only to your friends and family, you can do it. Or if you wanted to tell your work buddies about how delicious the donuts are in the coffee bar, you could with no problem. The beta is only available to those who have their profile’s privacy settings set to Everyone. Below is an image of what the ‘Publisher Privacy Control’ looks like. There is a lock next to the Share button with a drop-down that allows you to choose who will see your post.
Facebook states it is in the process of exploring how to make the transition to the new settings for everyone on the social network. That being said, Facebook will roll-out what they call the ‘Transtion Tool,’ which will allow users to
“be as open or as limited in the sharing of this information as you want.”
Below is a screenshot. Facebook is launching six different versions of the tool to a small group in order to test and gain feedback. Once that phase is complete, Facebook plans on opening it up to everyone on the network.
Are you currently in the beta for the ‘Publisher Privacy Control’? If so, what do you think?
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No but it looks pretty darn fiddly. Can’t really see much use for it.
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