[HIB]Privacy groups, Facebook already facing off over "Places"

Facebook's new "Places" have been a long time coming, and privacy groups were ready to pounce when the company finally announced the location-based feature. Several privacy advocates say that the settings are unnecessarily complex and that users could have certain personal info exposed without their consent. "There is no single opt-out to avoid location tracking; users must change several different privacy settings to restore their privacy status quo," the Electronic Privacy Information Center said in a statement on its website. The organization also notes that it and many other consumer privacy organizations still have complaints pending with the FTC over Facebook's "unfair and deceptive trade practices, which are frequently associated with new product announcements."

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