Facebook tightened the privacy settings with the launch of new privacy settings in December 2009. The new controls allowed users to customize privacy for each piece of content shared on Facebook including status updates, links, photos and videos.
Now, Facebook is tightening privacy on contents shared through third-party applications.
“Today we are responding to your continued feedback by extending that same level of control to content shared through applications,” said Facebook software engineer Ray He in a blog post.
“These new controls give you the power to determine who see the content you post to Facebook through any third-party application, whether on Facebook.com, your desktop, mobile phone or from a Facebook Connect web site or service,” he adds.
A Facebook spokeswoman explained that all Facebook applications and integrations will have access to the new controls, which will “automatically appear on Feed forms and Publisher integrations even if the developer does nothing”.
Users may also start to see additional prompts in applications asking if they’d like to set privacy for certain pieces of content that differ from your default setting.
The tool lets Facebook members determine accessibility to posted content, such as status updates or pictures in categories designated “Friends,” “Friends of Friends,” “Everyone” and “Customized.”
“Whether you choose to keep your default setting on everything you share or change the audience for different pieces of content, the choice is yours,” he adds.
