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EPIC says Facebook privacy issues may not be over

The advocacy group, EPIC, says the privacy issues Facebook brought up earlier this week with it's short-lived Terms of Service Agreement update may not just go away. While they are happy that Facebook made a step in the right direction by voluntarily reverting to their previous Terms of Service Agreement, they said that until official privacy laws are in place, this will still be a major issue in the social-networking arena.

For privacy advocate group EPIC, a victory isn't yet so clear. "It's great that Facebook has responded, and I think that’s a step in the right direction--but these issues don’t go away, and it's going to be an ongoing concern for users of new network-based services until we get comprehensive privacy laws in place," Rotenberg says. In the immediate future, EPIC plans to keep a close eye on Facebook's progress and the rights of its users. Rotenberg promises he and his colleagues will step in if the need arises--and won't hesitate to appeal to the FTC if it becomes necessary, either.

PCWORLD.com

Posted by | Thu, Feb 19, 2009 - 08:24 AM