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Ireland's DPA starts Facebook audit

08/11/2011 by:

A spokesperson at the Irish Data Protection Commission told PL&B on 7 November that the office commenced a comprehensive audit of Facebook Ireland at the end of October.  ‘This will assess Facebook's compliance with the requirements of the Irish...

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Facebook to pay $10 million to charity

19/06/2012 by:

Facebook Inc has agreed to settle a California lawsuit by paying $10 million to charity. Facebook was accused by five Facebook members of violating user rights in terms of them not having full control of their own names, photographs and likenesses...

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US FTC orders Facebook to correct deceptive privacy settings and apps program

15/08/2012 by:

Following a public comment period, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has accepted as final a settlement with Facebook which says the company shall not misrepresent in any manner the extent to which it maintains privacy or security for personal...

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Ireland's DPA satisfied with Facebook Ireland implementation of best practice recommendations

21/09/2012 by:

Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner, Billy Hawkes, says that he is satisfied with the great majority of steps that Facebook Ireland (FB-I) has taken to follow his best practice recommendations.  The DPA’s report on its re-audit of Facebook,...

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