Facebook to facilitate users' privacy settings

The founder of the popular social networking site Facebook Mark Zuckerberg has posted an open letter in The Washington Post, announcing plans to simplify the management of the site's privacy settings in the next few weeks.

Zuckerberg assured users that their personal information is confidential and not transferable to Facebook advertising partners, Geekamode.com reported.

He also noted that Facebook will continue to remain a free service for users.