Privacy law call in Facebook row

The row over Facebook’s change in its terms of service governing users personal data highlights the need for a privacy law, claims a leading watchdog.The Electronic Privacy Information Centre was on the brink of filing a legal complaint when Facebook announced it would revert to its old policy.The new terms seemingly gave Facebook vast control over users’ content.”This row underlines the need for comprehensive privacy laws,” said Epic’s president Marc Rotenberg.”It is great that Facebook has responded by going back to its old terms of service. That is a step in the right direction, but these issues don’t go away.”It’s going to be an ongoing concern for users until we get privacy laws in place,” Mr Rotenberg told the BBC.
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