EU to slam new Facebook privacy settings

EurActiv reports that the European Commission is threatening action against Facebook for changes in 2010 to its privacy settings, which make personal information available by default, going against the EU's drive for more privacy protection on the Internet, especially for minors.

European Commission: SPEECH/10/22: Viviane Reding Member of the European Commission responsible for Information Society and Media Think before you post! How to make social networking sites safer for children and teenagers? Safer Internet Day Strasbourg, 9 February 2010 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/10/22&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

Council of Europe: Themes: Children and the Internet: safe surfing http://www.coe.int/t/dc/files/themes/children_and_internet/default_en.asp

European Commission: MEMO/10/33: Safer Internet Day 2010: European Commission assesses social networking sites' approach to safety of under 18s http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/33&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

BBC News, 9.2.10: Online safety push for five-year-olds http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8499356.stm

ESO: Background information: Social Networking: Commission brokers agreement among major web companies http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-social-networking-commission-brokers-agreement-among-major-web-companies/

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