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July 20, 2009

Facebook Privacy Flaws Dangerous, Says Report

Facebook is an online social networking service with a very active genealogy community. The company has had some security problems in the past but a new report from Canada raises many more questions.

After a thirteen month investigation, Canada's Privacy Commissioner has announced its finding that Facebook's policies and practices violate Canadian privacy laws. According to Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart, there are "serious privacy gaps" in Facebook's operations.

You can read more on the InfoPackets web site at http://tinyurl.com/kl22zq.

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