Facebook Is Dealing With Yet Another Privacy Fracas
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, [...]
