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ceaon
Gallente
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Posted - 2009.07.20 15:57:00 -
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Quote: Canada's privacy commissioner has accused Facebook of breaching Canadian law by keeping users' personal information indefinitely after members close their accounts. Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart released a report that also accuses Facebook of disclosing personal information about users to the nearly 1 million third-party developers worldwide who create Facebook applications such as games and quizzes. The popular website lacks proper safeguards to prevent these developers from seeing users' profile information, the report said. Privacy has been a central, often thorny issue for Facebook because so many people use it to share personal information with their friends and family. As the 5-year-old social networking service has expanded its user base and added features, its privacy controls have grown increasingly complicated. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company said earlier this month that it was overhauling its privacy controls in an attempt to simplify its users' ability to control who sees the information they share on the site. To make the settings easier, Facebook said it would consolidate its existing six privacy pages and more than 30 settings onto a single privacy page. It will also standardize the options for each setting so the choices are always the same, something that hasn't always been the case. "It's clear that privacy issues are top of mind for Facebook, and yet we found serious privacy gaps in the way the site operates," Stoddart said in a statement, adding that understanding Facebook features can be confusing. For example, the "account settings" page describes how to deactivate accounts but not how to remove personal data from Facebook's computer servers. She wants Facebook to remove personal data in deactivated accounts after a reasonable time. Stoddart calls for more transparency to ensure the site's 12 million Canadian users have the information they need to make decisions about how widely they share personal information. The privacy commissioner will review Facebook's actions after 30 days to gauge progress. She can take the case to the Federal Court of Canada to have her recommendations enforced. Facebook declined interview requests Thursday, but issued a statement reiterating it was working on new privacy features that it believes "will keep the site at the forefront of user privacy and address any remaining concerns the commission may have." The company also said it would continue to work with the commissioner's office and raise awareness about its privacy controls. The privacy commissioner launched the probe of Facebook in response to a complaint last year from the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic at the University of Ottawa. Facebook said Wednesday that 250 million people around the world are now using the site.
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Drunk Driver
Gallente Aliastra
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Posted - 2009.07.20 15:58:00 -
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Ouch.....
That's a lot of words.
And their TINY!
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ceaon
Gallente
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Posted - 2009.07.20 16:08:00 -
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Originally by: Drunk Driver
TINY!
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6118
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Iasius
Mercurialis Inc. Wildly Inappropriate.
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Posted - 2009.07.20 16:33:00 -
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Privacy? Whats that? Please resize image to a maximum of 400 x 120, not exceeding 24000 bytes. ~Saint |
Zeba
Minmatar Honourable East India Trading Company
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Posted - 2009.07.20 17:05:00 -
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Anyone who thought that myspace and facebook were not personal information gathering sites so they could sell the info to third partys please raise your hand.
Originally by: Vaden Khale He's doing the moonwalk in HEE-hee-hell.
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Abrazzar
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Posted - 2009.07.20 17:19:00 -
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There is no privacy on the internet. -------- Ideas for: Mining
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Brujo Loco
Amarr Brujeria Teologica
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Posted - 2009.07.20 17:38:00 -
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Hahaha, PRIVACY? LOL, what the HELL is that?
Viva VENEZUELA!!! Archipelago Theory
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goodby4u
Valor Inc.
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Posted - 2009.07.20 17:51:00 -
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People expect privacy on the internet?
This among other reasons is why I don't use myspace, facebook or any of those things.
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Jacob Mei
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Posted - 2009.07.20 17:58:00 -
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People expected so called "free" social networking sites not to take their personal information and sell it? LOL On an unrelated note, Kneel before Zod! |
Wolfie276
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Posted - 2009.07.20 18:48:00 -
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this has been known for a good while, thats why u wont find me on such sites
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Blane Xero
Amarr The Firestorm Cartel
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Posted - 2009.07.20 21:14:00 -
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Originally by: Zeba Anyone who thought that myspace and facebook were not personal information gathering sites so they could sell the info to third partys please raise your hand.
All you have to know is that myspace is owned by Fox and then all credibility for the site is shot out the sky. _____________________________________ Haruhiist since December 2008
Originally by: CCP Fallout :facepalm:
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Iasius
Mercurialis Inc. Wildly Inappropriate.
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Posted - 2009.07.20 21:48:00 -
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Edited by: Iasius on 20/07/2009 21:48:45 Fox-> Rupert Murdoch. Who also owns The Times in the UK which has been running negative articles about Facebook. He also owns Skype which has a very opaque EULA about third parties and its telephony technology.
People used to really bash Bill Gates. But he is a typical, extremely intelligent geek. He has no political grandeur. He loves tech now he is going into charity stuff.
The geeks are surpassing the old media barons Please resize image to a maximum of 400 x 120, not exceeding 24000 bytes. ~Saint |
Viktor Fyretracker
Caldari Fyretracker Heavy Industries
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Posted - 2009.07.20 21:49:00 -
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another big question is that unless FB has operations in Canada they cant really break its laws
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TimMc
Gallente Brutal Deliverance
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Posted - 2009.07.20 21:55:00 -
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The government, employers and stalkers use facebook anyway. If your clever you shouldn't be putting anything important there.
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Iasius
Mercurialis Inc. Wildly Inappropriate.
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Posted - 2009.07.20 22:14:00 -
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^^ Yes the wife of the new MI6 chief got told off about that haha. Please resize image to a maximum of 400 x 120, not exceeding 24000 bytes. ~Saint |
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