Facebook will be overhauling its privacy policy following an investigation by the
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, which concluded that the social networking site’s policies posed significant risks. The changes will affect Facebook’s entire global user base. The investigation was originally prompted by a complaint from a privacy advocacy group, the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic at the University of Ottawa. The Commissioner’s office investigated the matter and found several areas of concern.
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Facebook Bows to Canada's Privacy Demands
Posted by: Erika Morphy August 27, 2009 12:50 PMFacebook will be overhauling its privacy policy following an investigation by the
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, which concluded that the social networking site’s policies posed significant risks. The changes will affect Facebook’s entire global user base. The investigation was originally prompted by a complaint from a privacy advocacy group, the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic at the University of Ottawa. The Commissioner’s office investigated the matter and found several areas of concern.
More info at our blog at http://www.aclunc.org/techblog.