Comments on: Is Facebook Breaking German Law? http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/is-facebook-breaking-german-law/ The Unofficial Facebook Blog - Facebook News and More! Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:41:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: martin http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/is-facebook-breaking-german-law/#comment-9993 martin Thu, 08 May 2008 17:36:54 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/is-facebook-breaking-german-law/#comment-9993 I'm confused by peoples response. Are people saying that if your Facebook page gets indexed by google and appears in natural listings then that's OK, but if they appear in the paid listings it's not??? What's the difference. Haven't people made their information public already by putting it on Facebook? I’m confused by peoples response. Are people saying that if your Facebook page gets indexed by google and appears in natural listings then that’s OK, but if they appear in the paid listings it’s not??? What’s the difference. Haven’t people made their information public already by putting it on Facebook?

]]> By: martin http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/is-facebook-breaking-german-law/#comment-15019 martin Thu, 08 May 2008 17:36:54 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/is-facebook-breaking-german-law/#comment-15019 I'm confused by peoples response. Are people saying that if your Facebook page gets indexed by google and appears in natural listings then that's OK, but if they appear in the paid listings it's not??? What's the difference. Haven't people made their information public already by putting it on Facebook? I'm confused by peoples response. Are people saying that if your Facebook page gets indexed by google and appears in natural listings then that's OK, but if they appear in the paid listings it's not??? What's the difference. Haven't people made their information public already by putting it on Facebook?

]]> By: Carsten Ulbricht http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/is-facebook-breaking-german-law/#comment-9123 Carsten Ulbricht Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:15:51 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/is-facebook-breaking-german-law/#comment-9123 On my site www.rechtzweinull.de, where I regularly write about the relevant internet law in Germany and Europe, you find a short legal analysis of facebooks recent promotion strategy. As it is only in German, I would like to repeat the conclusions here in English. As German privay law can not be waived be the facebook terms, it ist still applicable. Publishing the members names to promote the own plattform without the express consent of each member is - of course - also illegal in Germany. The privacy statement is not sufficient to justify this strategy. It seems, that facebook already has stopped this practice. However I ask myself, how facebook could start such a campaing, obviously without consulting a competent lawyer. On my site http://www.rechtzweinull.de, where I regularly write about the relevant internet law in Germany and Europe, you find a short legal analysis of facebooks recent promotion strategy.

As it is only in German, I would like to repeat the conclusions here in English.

As German privay law can not be waived be the facebook terms, it ist still applicable.

Publishing the members names to promote the own plattform without the express consent of each member is - of course - also illegal in Germany. The privacy statement is not sufficient to justify this strategy.

It seems, that facebook already has stopped this practice.

However I ask myself, how facebook could start such a campaing, obviously without consulting a competent lawyer.

]]> By: Carsten Ulbricht http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/is-facebook-breaking-german-law/#comment-15018 Carsten Ulbricht Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:15:51 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/is-facebook-breaking-german-law/#comment-15018 On my site <a href="http://www.rechtzweinull.de">www.rechtzweinull.de</a>, where I regularly write about the relevant internet law in Germany and Europe, you find a short legal analysis of facebooks recent promotion strategy.<br><br>As it is only in German, I would like to repeat the conclusions here in English.<br><br>As German privay law can not be waived be the facebook terms, it ist still applicable. <br><br>Publishing the members names to promote the own plattform without the express consent of each member is - of course - also illegal in Germany. The privacy statement is not sufficient to justify this strategy.<br><br>It seems, that facebook already has stopped this practice.<br><br>However I ask myself, how facebook could start such a campaing, obviously without consulting a competent lawyer. On my site http://www.rechtzweinull.de, where I regularly write about the relevant internet law in Germany and Europe, you find a short legal analysis of facebooks recent promotion strategy.

As it is only in German, I would like to repeat the conclusions here in English.

As German privay law can not be waived be the facebook terms, it ist still applicable.

Publishing the members names to promote the own plattform without the express consent of each member is - of course - also illegal in Germany. The privacy statement is not sufficient to justify this strategy.

It seems, that facebook already has stopped this practice.

However I ask myself, how facebook could start such a campaing, obviously without consulting a competent lawyer.

]]> By: Baard Hansen http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/is-facebook-breaking-german-law/#comment-9121 Baard Hansen Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:31:17 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/is-facebook-breaking-german-law/#comment-9121 The Germans are very concerned about security and privacy, and I think that this will scare a lot of Germans, and make them stay away from Facebook. There is even a Facebook group for this: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7846164963 NO FACEBOOK ADS using MY NAME! The Germans are very concerned about security and privacy, and I think that this will scare a lot of Germans, and make them stay away from Facebook.

There is even a Facebook group for this:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7846164963

NO FACEBOOK ADS using MY NAME!

]]> By: Baard Hansen http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/is-facebook-breaking-german-law/#comment-15017 Baard Hansen Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:31:17 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/is-facebook-breaking-german-law/#comment-15017 The Germans are very concerned about security and privacy, and I think that this will scare a lot of Germans, and make them stay away from Facebook.<br><br>There is even a Facebook group for this:<br><br><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7846164963">http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7846164963</a><br><br>NO FACEBOOK ADS using MY NAME! The Germans are very concerned about security and privacy, and I think that this will scare a lot of Germans, and make them stay away from Facebook.

There is even a Facebook group for this:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7846164963

NO FACEBOOK ADS using MY NAME!

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