The social networking site, which attracted significant criticism and front-page newspaper headlines this week over its decision to remove a clause allowing people to delete their information permanently, will return to its previous terms of service regarding user data.
More than 25,000 people joined Facebook groups to protest at the changes, with some threatening to deactivate their accounts.
In a blog post, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said the move was temporary 'while we resolve the issues that people have raised'.
He added that the site would draw up a new governing document in conjunction with its users.
Luke Regan, head of social media at Latitude, said: 'It is a grey area. They have set up a group to get a consensus from consumers and develop it as a collaborative process.'
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