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Canadas Privacy Commissioner to investigate Facebook
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada is investigating a new complaint from a Facebook user over Facebook’s new “default” settings. The user claims that these new settings make his information more available than the settings he had previously chosen. Facebook insists that these settings were only recommendations.
Last year, Canada’s private watchdog ordered Facebook to change some of its privacy policies and practices in order to comply with Canadian privacy laws. In the U.S., the Electronic Privacy Information Center and nine other organizations have also filed complaints with the Federal Trade Commission, alleging similar claims, and claiming that Facebook’s actions are unfair and deceptive trade practices.
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