Canadian Group Files Facebook Privacy Complaint
Slashdot | Canadian Group Files Facebook Privacy Complaint - Via Slashdot:
bergkamp writes "A Canadian public policy group filed a complaint charging Facebook with 22 separate violations of a Canadian personal information protection law. The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, based at the University of Ottawa, asked the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to investigate what it describes as Facebook's failure to inform members (PDF) how their personal information is disclosed to third parties for advertising and other commercial purposes. The complaint also alleges that Facebook has failed to obtain permission from members for disclosure of their personal information. The claim is that that Facebook violates the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronics Documents Act, which Philippa Lawson, the clinic's director, said is much stricter than US personal information protection laws."
(Read Original Article - Via Slashdot.)
Recent blog posts
- Apple patching serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone
- Enter the Advertisers - self-regulatory principles ?
- Out of business, Clear may sell customer data
- TSA asked to ensure safety of customer data after Clear closing
- Several Facts about Google and HTTPS
- China thinks twice – and its 300m internet users scent a rare victory
- Did the Sanford E-Mail Tipster or the Newspaper Break the Law?
- Supreme Court Serves Up Remote-Recording Victory
- Deep-Packet Inspection in U.S. Scrutinized Following Iran Surveillance
- ATM Vendor Halts Researcher’s Talk on Vulnerability

Delicious
Digg
Reddit
Google
Yahoo
Technorati