• Reuters, Wednesday, December 9, 2009 3:19 PM

Facebook on Wednesday came one step closer to opening its site to outsiders by introducing more options for user privacy settings. The changes are designed to make it easier for Facebook's more than 350 million users to control who sees their uploaded content and personal information, as well as to expose -- intentionally or not -- such information to a broader Internet audience.

Reuters puts the move in the context of a growing demand, from both search engines and users, for more open and searchable networks. However, the top social network has faced membership opposition, and the threat of revolt, over far less significant service changes. For what it's work, Facebook promises that the changes will not, in any way, alter its policies governing the kind of user information that is shared with advertisers.

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