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Google Takes Legal Action Over Germany's Expanded Hate-Speech Law, Says Provisions Violate Right to Privacy
Google said that it was taking legal action over an expanded version of Germany's hate-speech law that recently took effect, saying its provisions violated the right to privacy of its users.
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Germany Tells Its Ministries to Stop Using Facebook Pages Over Privacy Concerns
Germany's data protection commissioner has asked government organisations in the country to shut down their Facebook pages adding that the social network had failed to change its practices to comply with German and European privacy laws
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Facebook Dealt Setback by EU Court Adviser in Privacy Dispute
The case stems from a dispute about a German fan page on Facebook which collected data on visitors to that page by storing a cookie on their hard drive.
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German Court Rules Against Use of Facebook 'Like' Button
Germany is one of the world's strictest enforcers of data protection laws and its citizens have a high sensibility to privacy issues.
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Germany plans limits on Facebook use in hiring
As part of the draft of a law governing workplace privacy, the German government on Wednesday proposed placing restrictions on employers who want to use Facebook profiles when recruiting.The bill would allow managers to search for publicly accessible information about...
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Germany unhappy with Google street view
Google's plan to offer Street View photo mapping in Germany, which has bumped up against the country's strict privacy laws, has come in for renewed criticism after regulators learned that the company, a search engine giant, was also archiving the locations of household wireless networks.
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Google Takes Legal Action Over Germany's Expanded Hate-Speech Law, Says Provisions Violate Right to Privacy
Google said that it was taking legal action over an expanded version of Germany's hate-speech law that recently took effect, saying its provisions violated the right to privacy of its users.
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Germany Tells Its Ministries to Stop Using Facebook Pages Over Privacy Concerns
Germany's data protection commissioner has asked government organisations in the country to shut down their Facebook pages adding that the social network had failed to change its practices to comply with German and European privacy laws
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Facebook Dealt Setback by EU Court Adviser in Privacy Dispute
The case stems from a dispute about a German fan page on Facebook which collected data on visitors to that page by storing a cookie on their hard drive.
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German Court Rules Against Use of Facebook 'Like' Button
Germany is one of the world's strictest enforcers of data protection laws and its citizens have a high sensibility to privacy issues.
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Germany plans limits on Facebook use in hiring
As part of the draft of a law governing workplace privacy, the German government on Wednesday proposed placing restrictions on employers who want to use Facebook profiles when recruiting.The bill would allow managers to search for publicly accessible information about...
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Germany unhappy with Google street view
Google's plan to offer Street View photo mapping in Germany, which has bumped up against the country's strict privacy laws, has come in for renewed criticism after regulators learned that the company, a search engine giant, was also archiving the locations of household wireless networks.
