Facebook is taking preventative measures to make sure parents don't get up in arms about their children's privacy when Graph Search is rolled out to the public.
The social network announced today in a blog post that it's introducing specific Graph Search rules for teenagers. These rules dictate that if an adult does a search that could display a minor's location or age, the only results that will be returned are that person's friends. If a minor is searching, only friends and friends of friends also between the ages of 13 and 17 will be shown.
acebook launched Graph Search in beta in January. Seen as the social network's search tool, it offers users new ways to uncover people, places, photos, and interests that have been buried alive inside the social network. However, it also exposes a copious amount of personal data that members may not realize is available for public scrutiny.
The company has been working to quell users' privacy fears over Graph Search. It has answered questions and offered insight on how users can control their audience by adjusting their "likes," managing who can see friend and family lists, and how to review tagged photos.
In today's blog post, Facebook added a couple of other ways to control what will be shared on Graph Search:
