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Facebook Privacy Fixes Draw Gov. Inquiry

The privacy amendments that Facebook implemented last week we apparently not enough to appease all in Washington. US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee chairman John Conyers reportedly sent a letter to the top social network on Friday asking it to provide more details on what it has been doing to ensure user privacy. "The letter, while brief, appears to directly address how Facebook is continuing to make some user data public by requirement, and more of it public by default," writes Inside Facebook. "Facebook's argument is that its aggressive, open approach to product development is what allows it to best serve users." The committee has not yet called for a hearing on Facebook's privacy practices, although the letter makes it obvious to Inside Facebook that "the company has more convincing to do if it hopes to remove the risk of regulation entirely."

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