"Facebook's handling of its user data in Ireland is legitimate," The Register cites the just-released report of the Irish data protection commissioner's office as saying. So basically, FB passed Europe's privacy test (Ireland is Facebook's international headquarters, responsible for all non-US and Canadian data since last year). "The reality was that Facebook isn't breaching European law," The … [Read more...] about Facebook passes Irish privacy commissioner’s test
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Facebook & Ottawa reach privacy agreement
Facebook and Canadian privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart today announced an agreement to, among other things, "give users more control over the information they share with third-party applications like games and quizzes," Yahoo Tech News reports. The Vancouver Sun explains that what the commissioner objected to was that, currently, "in order to download popular games and quizzes, Facebook … [Read more...] about Facebook & Ottawa reach privacy agreement