Instead, the tech mafia name-checked In Re: Facebook Privacy Litigation, a class action lawsuit filed by Facebook users alleging that the social network had violated a federal privacy law by leaking information about users to advertisers ( ultimately dismissed).

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And if you thought Europeans flew the flag for privacy, 42% believe social network providers should get more information on people using their services before allowing use, while 49% think the authorities need more resources to monitor our online behaviour.

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The social network plans to end user voting on its privacy policy, and allow the sharing of information across its services.

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Lest you think this means that users suddenly trusted the site more, Carnegie Mellon says that Facebookers became more and more protective of their personal details as the social network grew in membership -- and that the uptick in shared information is a result of increasingly granular privacy settings.

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