Facebook is for users outside of the United States and Canada a number of privacyverbeteringen make. So is some of the information less stored for a long time. Facebook was by the Irish privacy watch dog on the knuckles.
The Irish Privacy Commissioner made Wednesday the results of an investigation into the privacy policy of Facebook is known. The Irish subsidiary of Facebook, is responsible for the data of users outside the United States and Canada. For them, Facebook a number of changes, so has the privacy watch dog published.
According to the privacycommissaris the privacy policy of Facebook is very complicated; the social-networking site, will this update to give users more transparency about what happens with their data. Also has Facebook promised more openness about the use of private information for advertising purposes. The latter seems already to have happened; Facebook users will see a banner that refers to an explanation of the way in which Facebook money brings.
In addition, users will be better informed of recognition. Facebook applies them to uploaded photos, so that users and their friends can automatically tag. However, there was criticism on the for everyone tacitly enable this feature.
In addition to transparency, users need more control, for example, about information that now can’t be removed, such as friend requests. In addition, the privacy watch dog, information about the use of Like-buttons on other websites after a certain period of time is removed: after 10 days for non-users and after 90 days for users, so that Facebook members is not unlimited. Websites can “Like” buttons integrate, but that has now result is that Facebook users can follow on the internet. However, it is unclear whether Facebook also on this point concessions wants to do. However, promises to Facebook for information about the click behavior of users on advertisements within two years to remove.
The privacy watch dog has found no evidence for ‘schaduwprofielen’. Facebook was accused of such profiles of internet users without a Facebook profile, and uitgelogde Facebook users.
The Irish privacy watch dog is investigating about six months or Facebook his life has turned over a new leaf. Facebook is already under fire for its privacy policy, it would be a lot of users want to know, and users have too little control over their private information.