January 26, 2011

FACEBOOK AGREES TO PRIVACY CHANGES IN GERMANY

Facebook, facing potential fines for violating strict privacy laws in Germany, agreed to let users in the country better shield their e-mail contacts from unwanted advertisements and solicitations it sends. Facebook, which has more than 10 million users in Germany, agreed to modify its Friend Finder service to let Germans better block its ability to contact people, including non-Facebook users culled from a user’s e-mail address books.

Read the article: http://goo.gl/52O4f (Source: The New York Times)


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