Facebook is going ahead with its controversial move that would provide users’ personal details such as addresses and mobile phone numbers to apps developers. However, the company said it would first ask explicit permission from its users.
The social networking company first spoke about the move in January, but had to withdraw it following angry responses from privacy advocates.
Facebook subsequently put the idea on hold just a few days later in after a barrage of condemnation in order to review that way that information was given over by users.
Now, the company has reiterated its plan to go ahead saying it would let users decide.
Facebook global public policy vice-president Marne Levine said different applications developers such as photo printing require personal details such as personal photographs to function.
Facebook said the moves were in line with its standard permissions policy. It claims that users are informed adequately before their details are exchanged and that the site itself does not promote such exchange.
Facebook also claims that they are considering stricter ways to further improve user control and restrictions on children from allowing third-parties from accessing their personal details.
