Swede Officials Will Be Able To Snoop Facebook Traffic
Facebook is building its newest data center in Luleå, Sweden, because of that town's frigid climate, but the social network may run into a much hotter regulatory climate in the form of the country's wiretapping law.
Facebook is building its newest data center in Luleå, Sweden, because of that town’s frigid climate, but the social network may run into a much hotter regulatory climate in the form of the country’s wiretapping law.
The FRA law allows the government in Sweden to intercept any data or telephone traffic that crosses its borders, with no need for a court warrant.
This legislation has kept Google from establishing a server base in Sweden, as the search company has openly opposed the FRA law since it was imposed in 2008, The Register reported.
Anna Trobert, leader of the Swedish Pirate Party, wrote in her blog (translated):
It is much worse news for a couple of hundred million European Facebook users, who will now connect to the servers in the country.
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