Categorie: data protection

Facebook Users Must Be Allowed To Use Pseudonyms, Says German Privacy Regulator; Real-Name Policy ‘Erodes Online Freedoms’

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facebook logoFacebook’s thorny relationship with Europe and European lawmakers took another barb in the side yesterday as German’s Data Protection Commissioner issued a ruling that Facebook’s real-name policy violates a German Law. The privacy regulator is demanding Facebook “immediately” stops enforcing that its users use their real names but Facebook says it will “vigorously” fight the order.

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What do Europeans Really Think About On-line Data Exploitation?

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On-line privacy and data security have been a hot topic recently. To assess how Europeans actually feel about organisations using (read exploiting) their data, Osborne Clarke commissioned a survey of over 5000 individuals across Europe. Key findings have been featured in the below infographic Sue Gold, Privacy and Data Protection Partner at Osborne Clarke says: […]

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Hamburg’s Data Commissioner Doesn’t Want To Let Facebook Off The Hook On Facial Recognition

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Facebook GermanyEarlier today European regulators collectively scored a victory for privacy when the Irish Data Protection Commissioner revealed it had managed to get Facebook to drop all facial recognition activity on its platform, as part of a wider investigation and process to get Facebook more in line with EU regulations on data protection and consumer transparency — most of which Facebook appears to have passed successfully. So: done and done? Not quite.

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Facebook Turns Off Facial Recognition In The EU, Gets The All-Clear On Several Points From Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner On Its Review

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facebook logoThe ongoing investigation into Facebook’s transparency on user data and privacy by Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner has come to a positive conclusion for the social network. The DPC, whose decisions had wider-ranging implications for all of Facebook’s business in Europe, had made several recommendations earlier in the year to bring Facebook’s policies in line with that of data protection regulations in the region. And it has now officially announced that “the great majority of the recommendations have been fully implemented to the satisfaction of this Office.” Key to Facebook’s success is that it is turning off its facial recognition features, also known as “Tag Suggest”: This feature has already been turned off for new users in the EU, the DPC notes, “and templates for existing users will be deleted by 15 October.”

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