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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg: “We Do Not Own User Data”
Mashable! — ... and launched the Facebook Bill of Rights and Responsibilities group, the controversy put the company’s policies in the spotlight, with some users going so far as to delete their accounts in protest. Today, Facebook has released what they’re calling “Draft Principles and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities For User Review, Comment and Vote,” the full text of which can be found in Facebook’s press room. ...

Facebook Reveals Procedures For Collaberatively Drafting New ToS With Users [Facebook]
Consumerist — ... , 3:11 PM on Thu Feb 26 2009, 239 views [image] Facebook announced it will craft new documents for site governance with the direct input from readers in the form of both commentary, direct voting, and the creation of a "user council" to function as a sort of parliament. [ Facebook ]

Tech tapas
GMSV — ... ” Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has announced the Palo Alto company will create a users’ bill of rights. The company, which enables its users to apply democratic ideals to their status updates ( Comment. Like.) and other posts, is rolling out the changes after an outcry over its earlier ...

Facebook gives users a chance to govern the site
L.A. Times Tech Blog — ... over vague statements implying that Facebook would keep users' personal data even after they closed their accounts, the company today said it would allow users to help govern the site. Interested community members will be invited to review, comment and vote on these kinds of documents in the future, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said. ...

Facebook Invites Criticism... & Gets It
Internet Evolution: — ... over changes to its terms of service, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed two new documents for governing Facebook -- and tried to patch up any existing wounds by using the word "transparency" a few dozen times. "The purpose of Facebook is to make the world more open and transparent by giving people the power to share information," said Zuckerberg. "As the service grows, openness and transparency aren't just [about] the end state of people sharing information and more information being available. It's also the process and way of getting there." In the spirit of said ...

Facebook Asks for Feedback on New User Terms
Contentinople: — ... over changes to its terms of service, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed two new documents for governing Facebook -- and tried to patch up any existing wounds by using the word "transparency" a few dozen times. "The purpose of Facebook is to make the world more open and transparent by giving people the power to share information," said Zuckerberg. "As the service grows, openness and transparency aren't just [about] the end state of people sharing information and more information being available. It's also the process and way of getting there." In the spirit of said ...

Advocates Applaud Facebook's New Democratic Approach
Today @ PC World — ... . Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed plans for a democratic-style "open governance" system during a news conference Thursday. The system will allow Facebook users the opportunity to comment and ultimately vote on the site's future policies surrounding data management and the handling of personal information. “As people share more information on services like Facebook, a new relationship is created between Internet companies and the people they serve," Zuckerberg said in a prepared statement . “The past week reminded us that users feel a real sense of ownership over Facebook ...

Rewriting Facebook's Terms of Service
Today @ PC World — ... Facebook will us your pictures after you have deleted them or your account. However, a gap is left here over whether Facebook will obtain financial gain when using these pictures. Not everyone will be happy Voting over the new Terms of Service is now open and "If users approve the draft Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, then all future policy changes would be eligible for a vote by users, provided the level of intensity of user interest would justify it," reads a Facebook press release . But Facebook's move cannot satisfy the ...

Rewriting Facebook’s terms of service
Macworld — ... Facebook will us your pictures after you have deleted them or your account. However, a gap is left here over whether Facebook will obtain financial gain when using these pictures. Not everyone will be happy Voting over the new Terms of Service is now open and “If users approve the draft Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, then all future policy changes would be eligible for a vote by users, provided the level of intensity of user interest would justify it,” reads a Facebook press release . But Facebook’s move cannot satisfy the ...

De-Mock-cracy In Action: Facebook's Open Governance
ReadWriteWeb — Following February's slew of complaints regarding Facebook's Terms of Use, founder Mark Zuckerberg launched an "Open Governance" model and wrote, "If [Facebook] were a country, it would be the sixth most populated country in the world. Our terms aren't just a document that protect our rights; it's the governing document for how the service is used by everyone across the world." Today Facebook redrafted its Statement of Rights and Responsibilities and while users / citizens have until August 18th to comment, we can't help thinking the system is a ...