Feb 20 2009

Facebook privacy story a beat-up – The Age


CBC.ca

Facebook privacy story a beat-up
The Age
Facebook's chief privacy officer has spoken out defending the company's controversial decision to change its terms of use, saying the entire story was a beat-up and Facebook never intended to use people's personal information outside of the site.
Privacy law call in Facebook row BBC News
Facebook's Privacy Flap: What Really Went Down PC World
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Feb 19 2009

Facebook privacy story a beat-up – The Age


ABC News

Facebook privacy story a beat-up
The Age
Facebook's chief privacy officer has spoken out defending the company's controversial decision to change its terms of use, saying the entire story was a beat-up and Facebook never intended to use people's personal information outside of the site.
Privacy law call in Facebook row BBC News
Privacy complaints force Facebook to backtrack on service changes The Tech Herald
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Feb 19 2009

Privacy complaints force Facebook to backtrack on service changes – The Tech Herald


CBC.ca

Privacy complaints force Facebook to backtrack on service changes
The Tech Herald
by Stevie Smith – Feb 19 2009, 15:00 After making contentious alterations to its terms of service agreement, hugely popular social network Facebook has buckled under the weight of user criticism and temporarily reverted back to the terms it was using
Facebook's Privacy Muddle Mediapost.com
Privacy law call in Facebook row BBC News
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Feb 19 2009

Privacy complaints force Facebook to backtrack on service changes – The Tech Herald


Sydney Morning Herald

Privacy complaints force Facebook to backtrack on service changes
The Tech Herald
by Stevie Smith – Feb 19 2009, 15:00 After making contentious alterations to its terms of service agreement, hugely popular social network Facebook has buckled under the weight of user criticism and temporarily reverted back to the terms it was using
Facebook U-turn returns little power to users New Scientist
Facebook backtracks on change to terms of use Los Angeles Times
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Feb 19 2009

Privacy complaints force Facebook to backtrack on service changes – The Tech Herald


Sydney Morning Herald

Privacy complaints force Facebook to backtrack on service changes
The Tech Herald
by Stevie Smith – Feb 19 2009, 15:00 After making contentious alterations to its terms of service agreement, hugely popular social network Facebook has buckled under the weight of user criticism and temporarily reverted back to the terms it was using
Facebook U-turn returns little power to users New Scientist
Facebook backtracks on change to terms of use Los Angeles Times
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Feb 19 2009

Privacy law call in Facebook row – BBC News


The Age

Privacy law call in Facebook row
BBC News
By Maggie Shiels The row over Facebook's change in its terms of service governing users personal data highlights the need for a privacy law, claims a leading watchdog.
Facebook Backs Into a 'Bill of Rights' Washington Post
Facebook backtracks on terms of use after protests San Jose Mercury News
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Feb 18 2009

Privacy law call in Facebook row – BBC News


Sydney Morning Herald

Privacy law call in Facebook row
BBC News – 4 hours ago
By Maggie Shiels The row over Facebook's change in its terms of service governing users personal data highlights the need for a privacy law, claims a leading watchdog.
Facebook backtracks after online privacy protest guardian.co.uk
Facebook U-Turns On Terms of Use Inside 48 Hours TrustedReviews
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Feb 18 2009

Facebook's Privacy Flap: What Really Went Down – PC World


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Facebook's Privacy Flap: What Really Went Down
PC World – 3 hours ago
By JR Raphael, PC World Facebook may have done an about-face with its policies on using user data, but the social network's struggle to balance business with privacy is far from over.
Facebook reverses course on privacy policy Reuters
Are Facebook's outraged users getting a wake-up call? Computerworld
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Feb 18 2009

Facebook's Privacy Flap: What Really Went Down – PC World


CBC.ca

Facebook's Privacy Flap: What Really Went Down
PC World – 3 hours ago
By JR Raphael, PC World Facebook may have done an about-face with its policies on using user data, but the social network's struggle to balance business with privacy is far from over.
Facebook reverses course on privacy policy Reuters
Are Facebook's outraged users getting a wake-up call? Computerworld
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Feb 18 2009

Google wins the Street View privacy suit.

Court dismisses case filed by Pittsburgh couple who claimed ‘mental suffering’ when their house appeared on the popular map feature. Read this blog post by Steven Musil on Digital Media.

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