EU Lays Out Web Privacy Rules
European regulators have laid out operating guidelines for Facebook, MySpace and other social-networking Web sites to ensure they comply with the region's privacy laws, in a move to address concerns about the handling of users' personal information.
European regulators have laid out privacy guidelines for social-networking sites. Here are some:
* Sites should offer privacy-friendly default settings.
* Users should be advised that pictures should only be uploaded with the individual's consent.
* Sites must set maximum periods to retain data on inactive users. Abandoned accounts must be deleted.
* Users should be allowed to adopt a pseudonym.
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