Facebook's Instant Personalization catches flack from the U.S. Senate

If you thought this Facebook thing was just a passing fad, think again. Even the United States Senate has its eye on Facebook this week. A coalition of Democratic senators, led by New York's Chuck Schumer, wants Facebook to make its new Instant Personalization feature opt-in instead of opt-out. 


Instant Personalization is the feature that lets Facebook share your user info with a selection of partner sites. Supposedly, it's done for the benefit of your user experience, and only with your consent, but a lot of users don't know how to turn Instant Personalization off. Sen. Schumer and Co. want Facebook to close this privacy loophole. 

Facebook has already responded to the Senators, letting them know that they don't see a problem with the current system, because it does require user consent. While the senate has addressed online privacy in the past, this is their first time directing a request at Facebook specifically. These new privacy changes are a BIG DEAL, people.

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