There has been hype around the net that Facebook’s Terms of Services withdraw our rights as customers to privacy – such as handing over all our pictures to them to use however they wish – even after we delete our account.
Well, I am happy to spread the GOOD NEWS in that Facebook learned their lesson and revised their Terms of Service to better protect our right to privacy. The new revisions include the following:
1. You own your information. Facebook does not. This includes your photos and all other content.
2. Facebook doesn’t claim rights to any of your photos or other content. We need a license in order to help you share information with your friends, but we don’t claim to own your information.
3. We won’t use the information you share on Facebook for anything you haven’t asked us to. We realize our current terms are too broad here and they make it seem like we might share information in ways you don’t want, but this isn’t what we’re doing.
4. We will not share your information with anyone if you deactivate your account. If you’ve already sent a friend a message, they’ll still have that message. However, when you deactivate your account, all of your photos and other content are removed.
5. We apologize for the confusion around these issues. We never intended to claim ownership over people’s content even though that’s what it seems like to many people. This was a mistake and we apologize for the confusion.
It also looks that they are seeking our advise on how to better serve us – to prevent any future mishaps.
Well done!
Check out the group they created, appropriately titled: “Facebook Bill of Rights”
So – be happy everyone – Facebook is COOL! 
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