[x-pubpol] Germany challenges Facebook on facial recognition, citing EU privacy laws

[Joly MacFie]

http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/04/germany-challenges-facebook-on-facial-recognition-citing-eu-pri/

Facebook's facial
recognition<http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/05/facebook-planning-facial-recognition-for-picture-uploads/>
feature
> probably won't find too many smiles in Germany, where federal regulators are
> challenging the social network to change its ways, or face the consequences.
> On Tuesday, Hamburg's Data Protection Authority (DPA) sent a letter to the
> company, advising it to obtain user permission before harvesting biometric
> data, as outlined by EU privacy laws that require consumer consent.


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