In terms of the former, my confusion remains as to why Facebook would want clarify that. The statement you cite is also incomplete. When considering the second

In terms of the former, my confusion remains as to why Facebook would want clarify that. The statement you cite is also incomplete. When considering the second clause: "While we do not have any immediate plans to take legal action against any specific employers, we look forward to engaging with policy makers and other stakeholders, to help better safeguard the privacy of our users." I don't think its an unreasonable inference that their future plans don't include direct litigation, but rather indirect legislative support -- which seems much less active than their original statement (thus my parent comment). Why would you need to publicly clarify this? It seems like their interest would be better served by letting offending companies think that Facebook might bring a lengthy legal battle to their doorstep.