http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/reddit-users-overwhelm-facebook-with-data-requests/4165
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/facebook-releasing-your-personal-data-reveals-our-trade-secrets/4552?tag=nl.e550
data reveals our trade secrets
Summary: Facebook says it is not required to give you a copy of some of your personal data as it could adversely affect the company’s trade secrets and intellectual property.
Update: I followed up with both organizations. See Facebook: The law reasonably states you can’t have all your data and Europe versus Facebook: The law protects program logic, not data.
An Austrian group called Europe versus Facebook has so far made 22 complaints regarding the social network’s practices. In the process, the organization has stumbled upon an important tidbit: Facebook says it is not required to give you a copy of some of your personal data if it deems doing so would adversely affect its trade secrets or intellectual property.
On its website, Europe versus Facebook shows how to request a copy of your personal data on the social network. It explains that because of Ireland’s 1988 Data Protection Act (DPA), Facebook has to send you your data on a CD within 40 days of a request.
The organization managed to accidentally get Reddit involved
When Reddit users started getting e-mails from Facebook about a delay for their data requests, Schrems got one as well. He also got the response above, but I only picked up on it now, after TechDirt linked to the a PDF of both e-mails.
It’s worth noting that also last month, Billy Hawkes, Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner, announced that he will conduct a privacy audit of Facebook’s activities. Since Facebook’s international headquarters is in Dublin, all users outside the US and Canada could be affected by his findings.
I have contacted Facebook for more information about this issue and will update this article if I hear back.
http://identi.ca/europrise/tag/facebook
http://gutjahr.biz/blog/2011/09/face-off/
“Facebook has sent over 1000 pages of data to Mr Schrems in response to his subject access request and we believe that this meets the requirements of EU data protection law
http://www.europe-v-facebook.org/DE/de.html
Facebook further fools the users:
Facebook gives users even less data than before.
Today Facebook sent an e-mail (PDF) to the users who have been waiting for the copy of their data. It links to the existing download tool on Facebook. This tool only offers access to a fraction of the data Facebook holds. It even falls short of providing the amount of data we already received from Facebook. See our comparison (PDF).
Further reaction.
We are in continuous contact with the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC). The Irish authority already clearly stated that access to further data has to be granted by Facebook. Facebook now did the exact opposite. We will contact the DPC on monday and work towards a solution.
Possibility to file a complaint.
all users have the possibility to file complaints with the Irish authority. It seems like this is currently the only option to access your data.
LINK: Here you can find an explaination on how to make a complaint at the DPC.
http://www.facebook-horror-stories.com/
http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2114059/Your-Facebook-Data-File-Everything-You-Never-Wanted-Anyone-to-Know
A group of Austrian students called Europe v. Facebook recently got their hands on their complete Facebook user data files - note, this is not the same file Facebook sends if you request your personal history through the webform in Account Settings.
but what about the data Facebook collects without your knowledge?
What You May Not Get in Your Copy of Your Facebook File
Better Hope You’ve Behaved Yourself...
few weeks ago, Australian hacker exposed Facebook’s practice of tracking logged out users and they quickly “fixed” the problem (after trying to defend it, initially).
Facebook says it is not required to give you a copy of some of your data see pdf
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Facebook could face fines for retaining deleted user data.
Facebook’s international headquarters is facing an audit this month for keeping users’ deleted data. The company could face a $138,000 (€100,000) fine if it does not comply with Irish data protection laws.
The audit was trigger by an Austrian law student named Max Schrems, who requested a copy of all of his personal data from Facebook while writing a paper on privacy laws. What he received was a CD containing 1,200 pages of information on everything from his ignored friend requests to deleted messages.Parents in New York, you can all rest a little easier on Halloween night knowing that sex offender locations will now be available via Facebook.
According to a report by WPTZ, The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) has just launched its Sex Offender Locator Application today, accessible via the New York State Public Safety Facebook page.takes the cake in “crazy ex” stories. Reported today is the prosecution of 22 year old Los Angeles resident, Jesus Felix, who created — wait for it — 130 different Facebook pages in order to harass his 16 year old ex-girlfriend. Wow.
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http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/facebook-to-make-all-sharing-privacy-settings-opt-in/63168?tag=nl.e539
Summary: Facebook is to make its privacy settings ‘opt-in’ rather than opt-out, which previously caused a great deal of controversy amongst privacy groups and European governments.
Summary: The European Commission says companies like Facebook need to be subject to European data protection laws. Facebook says it is not worried because it is already compliant with said regulations.
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