Yesterday I noted that Germany is going after Facebook over its facial recognition tag feature. Today, Kelly Fiveash of The Register has a statement from Facebook about the situation: Facebook’s German spokeswoman Tina Kulow gave the The Register this statement: “We believe that any legal action is completely unnecessary. Tag Suggest feature on Facebook is fully compliant…
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New Self-Regulatory Principles for Multi-Site Data
This week, the Digital Advertising Alliance (the “DAA”) unveiled new “Self-Regulatory Principles for Multi-Site Data” (the “Principles”), aimed at expanding the scope of industry self-regulation with respect to online data collection. The Principles are designed to supplement the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising which were issued in July 2009. The DAA is composed of several constituent industry…
German agency may fine Facebook over program
Ah, if it’s Thursday, Facebook must be in trouble with German data protection again. Bloomberg reports: Facebook Inc. may be fined by a German data-protection agency over a feature that uses facial-recognition software to suggest people to tag in photos on its social-networking site. Facebook introduced the feature in Europe “without informing users or getting…
Facebook, FTC Near Privacy Settlement
Julia Angwin, Shayndi Raice, and Spencer E. Ante report: Facebook Inc. is finalizing a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that it engaged in deceptive behavior when changing its privacy settings, according to people familiar with the situation. The proposed settlement – which is awaiting final approval from the agency commissioners –…