Facebook to roll out universal privacy settings hub — thanks to GDPR

As it stated in Here, for example, is an EFF assessment of a 2009 Facebook privacy change — ostensibly, Facebook claimed at the time, to give users "greater control over their information":These new "privacy" changes are Apparently intended to push Facebook users to publicly share even further information than before. Among the changes Facebook made back then was to "recommend" preselected defaults to users which flipped their settings to share the content they post to Facebook with everyone on the Internet. Following the 2009 privacy debacle, a subsequent 2011 FTC settlement barred Facebook from making any deceptive privacy claims. And which prior to regulatory crackdown the company's intent was to lower users' privacy with pushing them to make further of their information public. This hugely controversial anti-privacy move quickly attracted the ire of European Union privacy regulators — forcing Facebook to partially suspend data-sharing in the region.

Facebook to roll out new privacy equipment ahead of European law

EU court of law rejects Facebook class action suit with privacy activist

according to BRUSSELS (Reuters) - An Austrian privacy activist cannot bring a class action lawsuit versus Facebook for alleged privacy violations however could sue the firm himself in his house country, the European Union's top court of law ruled on Thursday. Schrems alleges Facebook has illegally violated the privacy rights of European users, involving with helping a unite states spy agency. Facebook rejects his assertions, that date back to 2014, and tells it has always complied with European information prevention laws. [nL8N1PJ6KL]"Mr Schrems may bring an individual action in Austria versus Facebook Ireland," the court of law told in a statement, referring to Facebook's European headquarters. Related Coverage Austrian privacy activist tells going to sue Facebook in Vienna after European ruling"Since only the original user could sue, there is no potential to bring a class action in Austria," Schrems told in a vidimus on Twitter after the ruling.

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