Facebook Loses German Privacy Lawsuit Over Friend Finder, Personal Data

[IDG] A German regional court judge has ruled that Facebook’s use of user content and its Friend Finder feature violate privacy laws, and that it must change its terms of service.The Central Consumer Association, or Verbrauchercentrale Bundesverband (VZBV), the umbrella organization for consumer rights groups in Germany, brought the case to court in 2010, citing the way Friend Finder works and how the social network handles ownership of personal data uploaded to the network.
www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/251430/facebook_loses_german_privacy_lawsuit_over_friend_finder_personal_data.html

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