John Kennedy reports: Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner has concluded its massive audit of Facebook – the biggest investigation in the agency’s history – and has cleared it of most charges. However, Facebook has agreed to a wide range of ‘best practice’ improvements. Arising from the audit, Facebook has agreed to ‘best practice’ improvements to be implemented…
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German Data Protection authorities broaden application of German Data Protection Law to foreign social networks and attack the use of social plugins and fanpages
Dr Fabian Niemann, Lennart Schüßler, and Ruth Boardman write: The Düsseldorfer Kreis (“Düsseldorf Circle”), an informal body of all German Data Protection Authorities (“DPAs”), has published a decision concerning the application of German data protection rules to social networks. The decision reflects the common view of all German DPAs and comments (i) on the (very…
Looking Back: Top U.S. Privacy Stories of 2011
It’s that time of the year: time to look back and reflect on the top privacy stories of the year for Americans. Foregoing any pretext of democratic process, I simply looked back through the headlines I had featured during the year to remind myself of what seemed important to me. Here’s a recap and…
Obama fills vacancies on independent privacy board
Jim McElhatton reports: President Obama has named two lawyers and a former federal judge to an independent privacy board recommended by the 9/11 Commission that has sat dormant for years under he and President George W. Bush. The nominations Thursday fill out the five-member Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, where vacancies have left the…