The folks at Facebook have upgraded privacy options for users in the wake of the user backlash about recent changes to the site that some see as an invasion of privacy.
Founder Mark Zuckerberg announces the change early, early this morning in an open letter posted on the Facebook blog. “We really messed this one up,” he says.
This was a big mistake on our part, and I’m sorry for it. But apologizing isn’t enough. I wanted to make sure we did something about it, and quickly. So we have been coding nonstop for two days to get you better privacy controls. This new privacy page will allow you to choose which types of stories go into your Mini-Feed and your friends’ News Feeds, and it also lists the type of actions Facebook will never let any other person know about. If you have more comments, please send them over.
Oh, I’m sure they will, Mark.
Andy writes! 
Now we know what everyone suspected – Facebook was priming the pump to set itself up for an acquistion by differentiating itself from MySapce. With today’s announcement that Facebook is open to anybody, we have our confirmation. It’s a shame because Facebook is going to struggle to outgrow its great niche.