Everyone loves to gripe about privacy on Facebook. FB -0.30% Like me, you may have even threatened to quit. But let’s be honest—we’re not going to break up with a social network filled with people we care about.
Instead, let’s do something real: Get a grip on Facebook’s 9,000-word privacy policy and take concrete steps to control our information.
I’m raising the issue because privacy on Facebook just took two steps forward and one step back. These relate to digital tracking, one of the creepiest and most confusing aspects of the social network.