Facebook hits back at study claiming it had breached EU privacy law, concedes there was a ‘bug’
Apr09
Facebook gets a lot of attention for its privacy practices, and sometimes it even gets sued. (Somewhat) in its defence, any platform with just shy of 1.4 billion users is going to get a lot of attention whatever it does. For the most part, Facebook keeps mostly quiet, complies with the laws where it operates and carries on about its business. A little over a week ago, however, a Belgian privacy study suggested that Facebook’s practices weren’t keeping the company in line with current data and privacy regulations in Europe. A position it refuted at the time. In a more measured response, the company has…
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