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After Canadian Prodding, Facebook To Change Privacy Policy

Posted by timothy on from the but-it-was-a-polite-prodding dept.

Retardical_Sam writes "Facebook has agreed to make changes to protect users' personal information on the social networking site, including the way data is accessed by third-party developers, Canada's privacy commissioner said Thursday. Canadian officials have been negotiating with Facebook since the Office of the Privacy Commissioner released a report a month ago that argued the social network breaches Canadian privacy law. Facebook agreed to make changes dealing with third-party applications like quizzes and games, deactivation of accounts, the personal identification of non-users and accounts of users who die."

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  1. Re:Will they make the changes globally? by Yvan256 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Who do I call in the US to ask them to sue?

    Jackie Chiles, of course.

  2. Re:Will they make the changes globally? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You don't, wait for a Canadian to do it for you.

  3. Re:Will they make the changes globally? by Garbad+Ropedink · · Score: 5, Funny

    What a radical idea. It'd have to come from a crazy place like Canada. 'Privacy'... What an odd concept. What's next? Universal healthcare?

    --
    And that was the last Terry Fox run I ever participated in.
  4. Re:Fair trade by Gitcho · · Score: 3, Funny

    Please send me your full name, address, date of birth and the email address you used to register for our Garden Tool(tm) quiz and we will happily remove you from our mailing list!

  5. Re:Let the negotians commence! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You can tell someone who doesn't really understand economics because they have never read Atlas Shrugged.

    No, you can tell someone who doesn't really understand economics because they believe in the Invisible Market Fairy.

    Hint: the "free market" has been tried, and in every case, it lead to unprecedented abuse by corporations because they wield more power than individuals.