FTC Forcing Facebook to Change Its Ways

I specially liked this one:

"* required to obtain consumers' affirmative express consent before enacting changes that override their privacy preferences;"

Will definitely stop FB from doing what they are doing now. Although, I'm sure they can hire a few smart lawyers to bypass it. I'm sure it has happened before, no?

But could the FTC regulate content that is not stored in the US? If they move all the servers to Greenland, could the FTC still enforce those laws?

Looks like the FTC and Facebook have officially settled. You can read the FTC's statement in full here, but here are the main points:

Specifically, under the proposed settlement, Facebook is:

* barred from making misrepresentations about the privacy or security of consumers' personal information;

* required to obtain consumers' affirmative express consent before enacting changes that override their privacy preferences;

* required to prevent anyone from accessing a user's material no more than 30 days after the user has deleted his or her account;

* required to establish and maintain a comprehensive privacy program designed to address privacy risks associated with the development and management of new and existing products and services, and to protect the privacy and confidentiality of consumers' information; and

* required, within 180 days, and every two years after that for the next 20 years, to obtain independent, third-party audits certifying that it has a privacy program in place that meets or exceeds the requirements of the FTC order, and to ensure that the privacy of consumers' information is protected.

" their naivete was the culprit"

ROF,LMAO

I suppose they would claim that

Well, I don't know if the developers at the time knew of the potential for malware, viruses, etc. So if the client installed at the time with that intended purpose, then their naivete was the culprit.

#pc : you're right.

I'm going to load that box with Linux; there is no use to fool with XP any further

think about the implication of your post though: if an xp was sold with an internet client inluded: it was not suitable for the purpose for which it was sold.

Yes it will. The problem is that even if you wipe it, once they get it back, they're going to browse the same sites or click the virus links that are sent from their friends' Facebook message.
I call it the never-ending cycle of XP. At least in Win7, I can set the user as non-admin & it actually helps with the malware a bit. So far, I haven't had to wipe a Win7 box yet (I hope that doesn't end now since saying that..).

#pc ="Isn't some body there to put an end to it? Now I find the Federal Trade Commission is doing that job pretty well."

• EPIC
• EFF
• FTC
• HIPPA
• EU

There is change in the wind I think, and a good change too

Perhaps the trouble that comes from the book of fools will help people realize the philosophy on which that device is based is dangerous

my daughter loaned her XP box to her sister.  yesterday they brought it back to me stating that "it doesn't run".

on checking, when you connect it to the net it tries to load about 50 web pages... bogs down and thrashes,-- effectively doing nothing.

I warned them: most likely: it's a dust off.  I'm waiting to see if they want me to try to recover any data; any such effort is potentially dangerous.

my daughters have been damaged; the perps are liable for the civil damages under tort law

but there is no way to assign liability

my daughters have to learn the net is like a dark alley with broken glass, nails, and thugs attending to the un-wary adventurer

is an xp computer worth salvaging?

obviously: no

but maybe for my daughters

but the same thing will just happen again, won't it?

The most popular social networking site, Facebook, must be loyal to its users, as the users have put lots of trust in them by putting their information on Facebook. I am aware of many privacy allegations that are made against Facebook but I always wondered: Isn't some body there to put an end to it? Now I find the Federal Trade Commission is doing that job pretty well.

Kim: there will always be lots of good people willing to pay an ISP someplace to provide a web server so they can put up their site, -- so they can present whatever they want to present

this is already the case, today.  and a very good thing: we have broken the monopoly the old media held over press, radio, and tv.

my guess is: entertainment is next, and then academia