A report from the Belgian Privacy Commission says Facebook is acting in violation of European law, despite updating its privacy policy, The Guardian reports. The study, which was conducted by the Centre of Interdisciplinary Law and ICT at the University of Leuven in Belgium, found Facebook’s privacy policy update last month “only expanded older policy and practices” and still violates EU consumer protection law. The authors said Facebook’s policies on profiling for third-party advertising don’t meet the requirements for legally valid consent and the social network “fails to offer adequate control mechanisms” for the use of user-generated content for commercial purposes.
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