Updating Our Terms and Policies

I dropped the current version and the update into Kdiff3 [is there a good online diff viewing tool?].

There are some interesting changes, some very subtle. One is the move from "data use policy" to just "data policy".

Another subtle change that probably alters the scope quite considerably is the alteration of "content" to include stuff you "provide" and not just things you purposefully post.

There are several places, eg Safety > Promotions, where the entirety of the rules have been moved to another document which is included by reference (in this case via the "Pages Guidelines"). Apparently, TIL:

>"3. Promotions may be administered on Pages or within apps on Facebook. Personal Timelines must not be used to administer promotions (ex: “share on your Timeline to enter” or “share on your friend's Timeline to get additional entries” is not permitted)." //

This seems to be lots of FB promotions work - "like and share to enter".

What's new? Facebook has changed their policies so often, that I don't even bother. In fact I don't use Facebook much because they keep changing so much that I get this sneaking suspicion they are slipping in something nefarious and hoping that you won't notice. It's like the auto insurance companies. I keep getting thick envelopes in the mail about changes in my policy every few months. I don't know why that's necessary, but they keep doing it. ???