Looks like Facebook is being sniffed by privacy experts in Germany and Switzerland. The allegation is that the social network lets people upload photos and videos of others on the site without their permission. Very rightly said, I mean how many times have you actually asked your friends before actually uploading their pictures? I bet no one ever does, primarily because we think it doesn’t really matter since they are friends.
I am sure it doesn’t really matter much if the others are also a part of the social network but what about those who aren’t? Should we actually overlook this matter and continue sharing important things, to be exact very private information like photos, etc on our albums. The data protection companies are also requesting the social network to share certain details and practices upon which users actually share online. At present the social network simply believes you when you upload or share information about anyone by placing the check box that says you comply that the image uploaded is your own. So is this really enough? I don’t think so.
To be honest, the situation regarding the practices online, especially that regarding privacy are pretty different in Europe and aren’t as casual as they are in the US. I recall the troubles Google Earth faced last year from people in Germany and elsewhere in Europe. Many allegations were placed against the search giant and surprising there was no such report in the US. In my humble opinion Facebook will have to devise a different methodology in Europe and provide more features in general. Take for example the social network the giving users in Europe the option to quit sending invitations to users when they sign up for the social network. To be honest moves such as these need to be taken and taken pretty seriously.
