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Belgian Watchdog Slams Facebook’s Privacy Controls

Posted on May 15, 2015 by pogowasright.org

Lisa Fleisher and Tom Fairless report:

Belgium’s privacy watchdog sharply criticized Facebook, saying the social network company treated the personal data of its users “with contempt” and had failed to cooperate with regulators investigating its privacy controls.

In preliminary recommendations published Friday, the president of Belgium’s Privacy Commission warned it was “make or break” time for Facebook to respect the private lives of Internet users.

Read more on WSJ.

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