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Facebook hit by Canadian privacy law
July 17, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Following a complaint made by students from the University of Ottawa at the beginning of June, Facebook has been criticised by a new report looking into its privacy settings. The report - headed by Canadian privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart - says that Facebook is breaching Canadian law by holding personal information of its users indefinitely, even if they have cancelled their account with the site. Canadian law states that organisations must only keep personal information for as long as it is necessary to meet appropriate purposes.
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Facebook hit by Canadian privacy law
