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In December, Facebook made a series of bold and controversial changes regarding the nature of its users' privacy on the social networking site.

Facebook's new privacy controls remain a work in progress a full 24 hours after release and months after they were announced.

A large pop-up box will greet Facebook users logging on to the social-networking site on Thursday, asking them to modify their privacy settings.

The Federal Trade Commission has been gently pressuring the Internet advertising industry to reveal more information to consumers about how it collects data and targets ads.

The Obama Administration wants to open government with social networks. Privacy advocates worry that gives the government too much access to our lives.