Posted on 14 September, 2011 in Government Regulations, Online Privacy by aaronklaw
What would you do if you came across pornographic pictures of your 12-year-old child on Facebook? A father in Northern Ireland faced said trouble recently – and he’s chosen to go after the social media giant in court. To protect the identity of the naughty daughter, the father’s name was not released.
The plaintiff’s counsel, Hilary Carmichael, explained that her client felt that the pictures his daughter posted on Facebook attracted pedophiles; he blames Facebook for “negligence” since the company does not have stringent enough procedures in place to protect against underage children creating accounts.
In an interview with the BBC, Carmichael [...]
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 in Internet Law and Intellectual Property, Online Privacy by aaronklaw
Well, it looks as if Facebook has stirred the hornet’s nest once again. Apparently, the social media darling learned very little from the Beacon privacy fiasco of 2007. Their latest hiccup: facial recognition software was deployed on all Facebook accounts. At first, it was only available in the United States, and with little forewarning, Facebook recently activated the technology throughout the European Union, as well.
While the United States does not currently have a comprehensive online privacy law, countries in the European Union do adhere to the strict Safe Harbor Privacy Framework. Concerned with the implications of Facebook’s facial-recognition software, [...]
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