Facebook has unrestricted access to all of the information shared by its users and while the company allows users to limit what their friends and the public can view, there are no plans to change the internal access.

Amid the ongoing debate about digital privacy, Facebook’s manager of privacy and public policy Matt Scutari said at a conference in Palo Alto, Calif., that Facebook needed the access to provide its service, according to PC World.

Scutari’s advice for those concerned that the information may be misused – provided to the federal government or third-party sources, for instance – is simply to avoid sharing it in the first place. “I don’t think there are many services out there who could claim they’re not using your information that you’re sharing with them for any purpose,” he said.

Facebook has been tweaking its privacy settings and has a dedicated team collecting input and implementing changes. The company conducts daily surveys of users and regularly gathers opinion about privacy issues from Internet users abroad. Also, the social network created a “privacy checkup” feature in September and this week rolled out an updated privacy policy that is hopes is easier for users to digest. It covers how Facebook shares user data for advertising, a central topic among Facebook critics.

Internet users have been increasingly wary of data collection by Facebook and other social media networks and platforms, and a recent Pew survey produced “some dramatic findings,” PC World reported.