Facebook releases new privacy safeguards after ceding to pressure from advertisers

Reuters ---------- Facebook is installing new controls it says will better inform its members about the way companies are targeting them with advertising, the latest step to quell a public outcry over the company’s mishandling of user data. Starting July 2, Facebook(FB.O) for the first time will require advertisers to tell its users if a so-called data broker supplied information that led to them being served with an ad. Data brokers are firms that collect personal information about consumers and sell it to marketers and other businesses. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.