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"“The key thing about this case is what preventive measures can be imposed on Facebook,” said Martin Husovec, an assistant law professor at Tilburg University’s Institute for Law, Technology and Society in the Netherlands. Read more about Facebook Can Be Forced to Delete Content Worldwide, E.U.’s Top Court Rules
"“It could be curtailed by a court decision, which might come down eight years down the line,” said Omer Tene, vice president at the International Association of Privacy Professionals. “Certainly a company like Facebook has the firepower to fight fire with fire and actually take the U.S. government all the way to the Supreme Court, and maybe once and for all settle the authority the FTC has in privacy and data security.”" Read more about Facebook will have to pay a record-breaking fine for violating users’ privacy. But the FTC wanted more.
"“Encrypting all kinds of communication — that’s going to help people not be blackmailed, not have other people intercept their pictures or their sensitive information,” said Ryan Calo, a University of Washington law professor." Read more about Zuckerberg's end-to-end encryption plan could put Facebook at odds with law enforcement
"“This does nothing to address the ad targeting and information collection about individuals,” said Jen King, director of consumer privacy at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society. “It’s great for your relationship with other people. It doesn’t do anything for your relationship with Facebook itself.”" Read more about Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Makes Big New Promises About Privacy
"Metadata is valuable because it can be just as revealing as what you write in a message, says Jonathan Mayer, assistant professor of computer science and public affairs at Princeton University in New Jersey, and former chief technologist for the Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau. Read more about Facebook Promises Encrypted Messaging, but You Don't Need to Wait
"Privacy lawyers say the collection of health data by nonhealth entities is legal in most U.S. states, provided there is sufficient disclosure in an app’s and Facebook’s terms of service. The Federal Trade Commission has taken an interest in cases in which data sharing deviates widely from what users might expect, particularly if any explanation was hard for users to find, said Woodrow Hartzog, a professor of law and computer science at Northeastern University." Read more about You Give Apps Sensitive Personal Information. Then They Tell Facebook.
"While more than half of Facebook users of all ages have changed their privacy settings this year, according to the Pew Research Center, I was curious why there hasn’t been a mass exodus from the network. Do the perceived benefits of social networking trump the benefits of preserving our personal data from corporate interests? Read more about Here’s Why You Should Care That Facebook Continues to Violate Your Privacy
"“Facebook’s conduct and the response to it this year provided a stark example of a deep disconnect,” said Andrea Matwyshyn, co-director of Northeastern University’s Center for Law, Innovation and Creativity." Read more about Thanks, Facebook! Your totally crappy year may be a boon for consumer privacy
"Facebook is just a very high-profile example of that problem. Its claim that it doesn't sell user is based on a narrow interpretation of the word sell," said Arvind Narayanan, a professor of computer science at Princeton University who specializes in privacy. But that leaves users confused and unsettled about what happens to data that feels very personal.
"This business model constantly pushes the company towards hypersurveillance," Narayanan said." Read more about Facebook emails show us again that profits come before privacy
"Woodrow Hartzog, a professor of law and computer science at Northeastern University, said the documents could raise concerns about antitrust and how Facebook uses its data. “I think this may end up only confirming lots of people’s suspicions about Facebook’s incentive to build its platform in a way that favors itself over users,” he said." Read more about Facebook Emails Reveal Debates Over Selling Data Access
