Facebook reevaluating Beacon after privacy outcry, possible FTC complaint (Updated)

Facebook's Beacon, an advertiser feature that broadcasts users' off-Facebook activities to their Facebook friends, has generated quite the backlash since its implementation earlier this month. Now Facebook is rumored to be revamping Beacon, but there's no word on whether those changes will be enough to stave off a threatened FTC complaint.

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