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Canadian Group Files Facebook Privacy Complaint
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."
Facebook is free, and it's not mandatory.
It should be obvious to anyone with a level of intelligence higher then a chimp that Facebook shares information, it's an information sharing site!
If you don't like it, don't use it.
A learning experience is one of those things that say, 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that.' - D. Adams
privacy, you are doing it wrong.
Monstar L
Borders are a thing of the past.
... well, just about everywhere, and that fans attending football matches the world over can now settle down and share a quiet cup of tea.
LOL.
Be sure to email Lou Dobbs in case he didn't get the memo.
While you're at it, be sure to mention that you've found the solution to end all wars, territorial disputes, and cure the rising tide of nationalism in Russia, China, Kossovo and
...after months of my girlfriend nagging that she wanted to have "xxx is in a relationship with yyy" on her profile. Dude. Just fucking run... NOW!Anyone who nags you to get a Facebook account just so she can say she's dating you... oh, forget it. It's far too early to start having this conversation.
Borders are a thing of the past.
Tell that to the Missouri Highway Patol when you cross the Mississippi river from Illinois on your motorcycle when you're not wearning a helmet.
Yes, borders are a thing of the past. They're also a thing of the present and a thing of the future.
If Facebook has offices in Canada, servers in Canada, or workers who live in Canada then Canada has a valid point. If not then Facebook can tell Canada to fuck off.
mcgrew's razor: Never attribute to stupidity that which can be explained by greedy self-interest
My blogsite allows user registration and such. I really don't care to become a legal expert in foreign law as the US laws are complex enough. Actually, I don't really give a rats *ss about any foreign governments toes I just happen step on.
-Michael
Do it yourself, because no one else will do it yourself. [beta blockade 10-17 Feb]
Facebook is not a good site for the privacy concious. My friend always maintained that the one thing that orwell didn't forsee is that people would pay for and maintain their own cameras.
"Physics is to math as sex is to masturbation." -R. Feynman
The issue of whether there should be "opt in" or "opt out" privacy terms is critical. The use of "opt in" contractual terms promotes companies providing more carrots to get a bite from you.
I don't really understand this. Is any part of Facebook based in Canada? If not, how are they subject to our tighter privacy laws?
I can't see how they would be.
It's easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.
If this 'noise' becomes a problem for Facebook Inc. I suspect the simplest solution for them will be to simply lock out Canada. The market here in Canada is pretty small (population 33 million) and probably not really worth the effort. You could just say that in we're 'not accepting new users from Canada and in 90 days all Canadian accounts will be deleted.'
I'm surprised that its also impossible to leave facebook and have your details deleted
When I'm going to leave it I'll just change the data first to nonsense, leave it for a few weeks to make sure it filters through the system, and then disable my account.
Not that I've ever put any really private stuff there.
A learning experience is one of those things that say, 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that.' - D. Adams
Borders, that is nations, states, etc. are all people-made creations.
What people can, in their capacity for infinite stupidity, make, they can, in their capacity for reasonable amounts of wisdom, unmake.
Nothing will happen to you. Unless, like Facebook, you have 7 million members in Canada, take advertising money from Canadian customers and thus have millions of dollars in cashflow passing through Canadian banks, then you might have to take notice if you break laws relating to how you use the information you get from these Canadians.