All eyes will now be on Facebook's 750 million users to see how they react to the changes. "We look forward to seeing how these controls work in operation, to see if users understand them and if it reduces the amount of unintentional oversharing on Facebook," said EFF Staff Attorney Kurt Opsahl in a statement.

In the meantime, the changes are seen as encouraging.

"For some time now, consumer and privacy groups have been calling for better, easier-to-use tools for Facebook users to control their personal information. These are definitely steps in the right direction," Susan Grant, director of consumer protection at the Consumer Federation of America, said via e-mail.