Belgium Not Satisfied with Facebook’s Revised Privacy Policy
The revised privacy policy implemented by Facebook last month was not enough for regulators in Belgium.
The revised privacy policy implemented by Facebook last month was not enough for regulators in Belgium.
The Guardian reported that a study by the Centre of Interdisciplinary Law and ICT at the University of Leuven found that the January update merely expanded on already existing policies, and it still violates consumer-protection law in the European Union.
According to The Guardian, representatives from Facebook met with Belgian federal secretary for combating social fraud, privacy and North Sea Bart Tommelein to discuss the report, which offered the following examples of concern:
- Facebook’s statement of rights and responsibilities contains a number of provisions that do not comply with the Unfair Contract Terms Directive.
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