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Released: September 23, 2010
Facebook fixed privacy problems, Canada says
Source: Jessica Guynn, L.A.Times (Free Registration)
Canada’s privacy commissioner said Wednesday that Facebook has resolved concerns she raised a year ago over third-party access to the social networking service’s users. Jennifer Stoddart said in a statement that changes Facebook put in place met privacy expectations under Canadian law.
Before the changes, users who wanted to play games or access third-party applications had to make all of their information available. In May, Facebook changed its policy, requiring applications to tell users what parts of their profile the applications want to access and to get permission to access them.
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