Re:Upcoming EU data law will make Europe tricky for Facebook
by gurkendoktor on Thursday November 10, 2011 @11:16AM
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It is true for some users. Like many others, I have requested my data as suggested here-
And, like many others, they told me they couldn't handle my request on time, it may contain intellectual property, whatever- I haven't received my data. Unless they've really found a legit loophole by calling my data their IP, they are violating existing EU law right now.
Re:Upcoming EU data law will make Europe tricky for Facebook
by rmc on Thursday November 10, 2011 @11:36AM
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Well if they can't abide by the law, then they are breaking the law. Make a complaint to the Irish Data Protection Commisioner: http://dataprotection.ie/
This isn't true. If a company keeps data on you, then you may request a copy of that data. It's illegal, under existing EU data law for them to store data (regardless if the 'delete flag' is set) and not tell you.
Facebook does and has given users copies of the 'deleted data' when people have made requests under this law. In fact learning that, on Facebook, "when you press delete, it doesn't really delete it", was a big deal and potentially in breech of Data Protection law. (cf. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/oct/20/facebook-fi... )