In a PR from the Canadian Privacy Commissioner, Jennifer Stoddart, Facebook is to fix privacy gaps in the site. According to the PR, the investigation started after a complaint from the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic.
One example of the violations is that you cannot delete an account. You can only deactivate it, what means that your information will always be at Facebook's servers. The way that Facebook shares users information with third-party developers creating applications is also a big concern.
Facebook has agreed to adopt many of the recommendations steming form the Privacy Commissioner's investigations. But, in some cases, Facebook is proposing alternative measures and in others it hasn't agreed yet.
There will be a review after 30 days to make sure that Facebook is complying with the Privacy Laws. The commissioner has the power to go to the Federal Court to seek to have her recommendations enforced.
Lets see how this issue will end.
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