Facebook has announced some privacy changes to comply with Canadian laws; these changes will though affect everyone.

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These won’t be applied straight away, but should be expected in next 12 months.

Applications will be required to more specifically tell users what type of information they are accessing, both from their profile and from those of their friends.

Facebook will more clearly distinguish between deactivating an account, which keeps your data on the site for potential future reactivation, and deleting it completely. The company also plans to further detail what happens to deceased user’s accounts.

There will be clearer explanation of how Facebook plans to use certain types of data – like birthdays – and how the company tailors its advertising to specific users.

Regarding ‘deleting the account‘ it does not clearly say if all the user information like images, etc will be deleted? Anyways, I personally would like to see these changes implemented soon.

Source: Mashable, Canada Gov