Facebook is letting its nearly 1 billion users vote on changes to its privacy policy.
The previously announced changes include new sections explaining how it uses people’s information. The updates also reflect recently added features, such as a new profile format called Timeline.
The new policy also opens up the possibility
of Facebook starting to show users ads on outside Web sites, targeting the pitches to interests and hobbies that users express on Facebook.
The voting period started yesterday and runs through next week. The company had announced the changes last month, a week before its initial public offering of stock.