The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has finished reviewing the changes that Facebook implemented as a result of her investigation of the social networking site and has concluded that the issues raised in the complaint have been resolved to her satisfaction. Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart today issued the following statement: The changes Facebook has put in…
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Privacy International open letter to European Commission on browser controls and consent
22/09/2010 Michael Shotter Legal Advisor to the Vice President Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship European Commission Dear Michael, I am currently writing a consultation paper in response to the BIS (Business, Innovation and Skills) paper published last week which lays out how the UK Government are planning to transpose the changes to 5(3) of the…
Czech-mate: Google Street View cannot take more pics
Last week, I noted that the Czech government had stopped Google from taking any new pictures for Street View. Karl Janicek of Associated Press now reports that the government has since explained its decision: [Czech Office for Personal Data Protection] head Igor Nemec said the ‘Street View’ cameras are placed too high — 9 feet…
Canadian watchdog to weigh in on Facebook’s privacy changes
Sarah Schmidt reports: Canada’s privacy watchdog is set to reveal Wednesday whether the social media giant has done enough to protect the personal information of its 500 million users worldwide in a bid to stymie a battle over privacy rights. Following a yearlong investigation, privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart determined in July 2009 that Facebook was…