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June 23rd, 2009

Social networking giants are subject to EU data protection laws, say regulators

Social networking giants are subject to EU data protection laws, say regulators: “Social networking sites are legally responsible for their users’ privacy, Europe’s privacy watchdogs have confirmed. A committee of data protection regulators has said that the sites are ‘data controllers’, with all the legal obligations that brings.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

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