Politicians are opposing a new program that Facebook started last week, in which the social networking site gives several partners, including Microsoft Docs.com, Pandora and Yelp, access to users’ public information.  A Facebook product manager wrote on the network’s blog that they want to offer users personalized experiences when they are visiting partner sites.

Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Mark Begich (D-AK) and Al Franken (D-MN) oppose sharing users’ information to third parties because the new setting requires users to “opt out” if they do not want to share their information, reported CNN.

“The default position should be that the information is not shared, not that the information is shared,” said Schumer.

Facebook’s Vice President of Global Communications, Elliot Schrage, says the new features on the site are meant to promote social activity while also giving users “unprecedented control over what information they share, when they want to share it, and with whom. All of Facebook’s partner sites interact with a user’s consent.”

The opponents of the new settings point out that many users may not understand, or have the time to check the new privacy settings that Facebook has set up.