Social network Facebook has said it will offer a one-stop shop for privacy settings in response to user concerns.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg admitted the settings had gotten complex for users.
It follows a storm of protest from users over a series of changes on the site that left its members unsure about how public their information had become.
We needed to simplify controls, he told a press conference.
We want people to be able to share information in the way that they want, he told BBC News.
Our goal is not to make your information more private or more open.
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Rory Cellan-Jones
Technology correspondent
On the face of it, Mark Zuckerberg has delivered on his promise to make the privacy settings simpler.
One button which will change everything is certainly an advance on what went before.
There's also the opportunity to opt out completely from sending your data out of Facebook to other applications.
But questions remain - the recommended settings still look designed to encourage users to share just about everything.
And I'm still working out just how I can stop my list of friends being visible to the whole world.
Experience shows that every change at Facebook seems innocuous at first - and creeps up later to bite some users and the company itself.
Facebook privacy: Your comments
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Q&A: Facebook privacy changes
The new system will offer users one privacy page with a list of all their applications and a choice of three settings for each.
Full story and link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10167143.stm
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg admitted the settings had gotten complex for users.
It follows a storm of protest from users over a series of changes on the site that left its members unsure about how public their information had become.
We needed to simplify controls, he told a press conference.
We want people to be able to share information in the way that they want, he told BBC News.
Our goal is not to make your information more private or more open.
Analysis
Continue reading the main story
Rory Cellan-Jones
Technology correspondent
On the face of it, Mark Zuckerberg has delivered on his promise to make the privacy settings simpler.
One button which will change everything is certainly an advance on what went before.
There's also the opportunity to opt out completely from sending your data out of Facebook to other applications.
But questions remain - the recommended settings still look designed to encourage users to share just about everything.
And I'm still working out just how I can stop my list of friends being visible to the whole world.
Experience shows that every change at Facebook seems innocuous at first - and creeps up later to bite some users and the company itself.
Facebook privacy: Your comments
Picture guide: Facebook privacy
Q&A: Facebook privacy changes
The new system will offer users one privacy page with a list of all their applications and a choice of three settings for each.
Full story and link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10167143.stm
