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Interesting comment on default internet privacy protection:
Companies "can't think they're exempt just because they have their
servers in California... If they're targeting EU citizens they will
have to comply with the rules." <br>
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Norbert Klein<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/mar/16/eu-social-network-sites-privacy">http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/mar/16/eu-social-network-sites-privacy</a></big>
<big>EU to force social network sites to enhance privacy
'Right to be forgotten' would ensure users of Facebook and other sites could
completely erase personal data
"The European Union is to enshrine a "right to be forgotten online" to ensure...
In a speech to the European parliament, the EU justice commissioner, Viviane
Reding, warned companies such as Facebook that: "A US-based social network
company that has millions of active users in Europe needs to comply with EU rules."
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