<p>10 Facebook Features To Help You Get Ahead (click image for larger view) A San Francisco judge approved a $20 million settlement last week that resolved claims that Facebook featured users' images in its Sponsored Stories advertisements without payment or permission. More than 600,000 Facebook users will be awarded about $15 each; the remainder of the money -- about $6 million dollars -- will go toward attorneys and privacy groups.</p><p>Facebook privacy has long been a hot-button issue and often a point of contention between the social network and its users. But instead of ceasing its use of user data in advertisements following the settlement, Facebook changed its Data Use Policy and Statements of Rights to make that practice legal. More Social Business InsightsWebcasts More &gt;&gt;White Papers More &gt;&gt;Reports More &gt;&gt;</p><p>Late last week, Facebook issued changes to these two documents. In a blog post highlighting the changes, Erin Egan, chief privacy officer at Facebook, said that they are intended to provide users more clarity on how Facebook uses users' data.</p><p>[ How can your privacy settings protect you from nosy Facebook searchers? Read Three Facebook Privacy Settings to Check. ]</p><p><a href="http://www.informationweek.com/social-business/social_networking_consumer/facebook-social-ads-how-to-manage-privac/240160740">Keep reading...</a></p>