What impact will Facebook's new redesign have on users' privacy? It's far too soon to tell, but a study published this week by Carnegie-Mellon University suggests that prior design changes to the social media site have nudged users into sharing more information than they want to.
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ew study reveals just how effectively the social network can nudge its members to behave in ways Facebook might consider most fitting.
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An unprecedented study from Carnegie Mellon University followed the privacy practices of 5,076 Facebook users over six years
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users steadily limited what personal data
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"An unprecedented study from Carnegie Mellon University followed the privacy practices of 5,076 Facebook users over six years, between 2005 and 2011. Researchers found that during the first four years, users steadily limited what personal data was visible to strangers within their school network. Yet through changes Facebook introduced to its platform in 2009 and 2010, the social network actually succeeded in reversing some users' inclination to avoid public disclosure of their data. "
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