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Report says Facebook tracking breaches EU law
On 31 March 2015, researchers of the University of Leuven and Vrije Univeristeit Brussel, Belgium, issued a report claiming that Facebook tracks online activity both of its users and non-users. According to the report, which was commissioned by the Belgian Privacy Commission, this type of tracking contravenes EU online privacy laws. Facebook uses a tracking […]
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Facing a challenge – understanding Facebook’s opt-out instructions
Following Facebook’s new changes in its terms of service, the company has provided a public relations pitch about “your information” and how Facebook “respects the choices that you make” about the advertising that you see. In particular, it says “That’s why Facebook respects the choices you make about the ads you see, across every device. […]
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How to deal with Facebook’s new tracking policies
If you use Facebook, you may have noticed that they have unilaterally changed the rules again about how they use your data. According to The Independent, the new change allows Facebook to gather data from activity across the internet, as well as the normal data it gathers on information you and your friends have added […]
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