Comments on: EU Advisory Group Proposes Tighter Privacy Regulation On Social Networks

By: Canadian Privacy Commissioner Says Facebook Is Full Of Holes

Canadian Privacy Commissioner Says Facebook Is Full Of Holes — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:56:31 +0000

[...] Article 29 Working Party’s arguments that social networks like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace need more government regulation in [...]

By: Social networking sites to be held accountable for users privacy | Steve Newman Digital Marketing Blog

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:46:29 +0000

[...] this topic.A committee of European data protection regulators, known as the Article 29Working Party said that Twitter, Facebook and other social networking are ’data controllers’ and should [...]

By: Edko

Edko — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:34:05 +0000

Robin, I enjoyed the photo of the EU building in Brussels more than the privacy discussion. Where are those cypherpunks when you need them to spice things up?

By: SanfordsGonnaRun

SanfordsGonnaRun — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:38:20 +0000

Sanford did not pay a dime on any judgments, stashed no less then 50% of his dough overseas and TRUST ME, this guys gonna run. He will buy a new identity in another continent and be laughing his ass off soon. It has to happen. His new suit has jail written all over it.

If the lawyers did not at least file a risk of flight application, they’re idiots or paid off. LOL.

By: Doreen

Doreen — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:07:21 +0000

It can be concerning when one cannot rely on a mainstream social network such as facebook, twitter, or MySpace to clarify the security of profile information.

By: Social Networks To Review Privacy Policies As Per EU Guidelines. | Trends Updates

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:15:08 +0000

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By: BB

BB — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:02:50 +0000

Dumb comment. If personal data retention is regulated (it is) then why are social networks different? This is obviously a serious subject for debate.

By: Eliahu Gal-Or

Eliahu Gal-Or — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:39:25 +0000

I aactuaally want my data to be available to all, via google, etc… and free access to my profile by everybody, FB user or not; but I believe that my data, emails, etc… constitute my own wealth therefore belong to me and nobody has the right, EULA notwithstanding, to modify, destroy or suppress access to them, moreover all social network systems should provide for the download of thir users’ entire e-mail and page archives as a matter of course, even more so when for whatever reason terminating their accounts.

Faacebook haas hassled me maany times, threatening me with account closure when I contacted people who are aalready my friends in real life, accusing me of spamming for posting links on other people walls, and who knows anymore what else, leaving me with the anxiety of seeing destryed a social network I have invested thousands of hours into building, a process which made them money.

If a social network makes money, and this is the implicit reason why you get to use it for free, in reality you are working for its profits unpaid, and there is of course a convenience for you to let it carry your messages, I believe that aa balanced relationship is more in order, whereby a given share of advertising income is credited to the user who by way of the network use is creating, by providing said user with an aaccessible electronic currency account accessible through any bank.

More details available on request; I understand that FB forbids the use of its network to intelligent agents, programs that, like outlook but more efficiently could be UIs to all the social networks one subscribes to, while storing locaally the messages and othertraffic handled by them.

By: Ric

Ric — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:18:43 +0000

Somebody needs to step up and start the regulation process and whether its appropriate or not at this time I applaud the efforts!

By: Killaholla

Killaholla — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:34:44 +0000

Looks like good news for services like Yauba and Tor.

By: ech0

ech0 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:58:23 +0000

If the users don’t want there data on these networks perhaps they shouldn’t use them them? You can set your profile to private on many of these sites. And only some require that you give away your name (facebook).

By: Payday

Payday — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:03:43 +0000

If this is regulated in Europe, then most of the social networking sites may face a setback as the European market is getting used to sites like Facebook faster. Those companies should prepare for themselves for the condition what if this is going to happen.