- From: Karl Dubost <karld@opera.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:45:06 -0500
- To: "public-privacy (W3C mailing list)" <public-privacy@w3.org>
In F.T.C. Said to Be Near Facebook Privacy Deal - NYTimes.com
At http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/11/technology/facebook-is-said-to-be-near-ftc-settlement-on-privacy.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print
F.T.C. Said to Be Near Facebook Privacy Deal
By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook and the Federal Trade
Commission are nearing a settlement over deceptive
practices related to several Facebook features,
including its privacy settings, according to two
people briefed on the settlement.
Under the agreement, Facebook would agree to
privacy audits for 20 years, one of the people
said. It would also prohibit Facebook from making
public a piece of information that a user had
originally shared privately on the site without
express permission, the person said. The
individuals spoke on condition of anonymity
because the F.T.C. commissioners have not yet
approved the settlement.
But Facebook would not be required to ask users if
they would like to participate in all sharing
features on the site, including tools that it
builds in the future.
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Karl Dubost - http://dev.opera.com/
Developer Relations & Tools, Opera Software
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