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January 7, 2012 04:25 am GMT
TechCrunch has received a response from Facebook to the Electronic Privacy Information Center's letter urging the US Federal Trade Commission to investigate Timeline for possible privacy violations. Facebook says it has not violated user privacy or its November settlement with the FTC. That's because Timeline simply makes historic content more accessible, not visible to anyone who couldn't already see it. Also, Timeline provides Activity Log for managing the visibility of this content. I agree. Facebook may be bending the rules of privacy, but it hasn't broken them.In response to EPIC's call for an FTC investigation, as reported by Identity Matters, Facebook's Director of Public Policy Andrew Noyes tells TechCrunch:
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Facebook Says Privacy Advocates Should Applaud Timeline, EPIC FTC Probe Unnecessary
TechCrunch has received a response from Facebook to the Electronic Privacy Information Center's letter urging the US Federal Trade Commission to investigate Timeline for possible privacy violations. Facebook says it has not violated user privacy or its November settlement with the FTC. That's because Timeline simply makes historic content more accessible, not visible to anyone who couldn't already see it. Also, Timeline provides Activity Log for managing the visibility of this content. I agree. Facebook may be bending the rules of privacy, but it hasn't broken them.In response to EPIC's call for an FTC investigation, as reported by Identity Matters, Facebook's Director of Public Policy Andrew Noyes tells TechCrunch:Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/o-WZvYyIy-M/
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