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    Facebook agreement with Canada will impact everyone - Network World

    If having an affect on 250 million users around the world weren't enough, upcoming changes to Facebook Inc.'s privacy policies and practices are likely to spawn a chain reaction among all the other major social media sites, impact business marketing practices and address everyone who doesn't have a Facebook account.,"

    In a press conference from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) announcing that an agreement with Facebook had been reached, Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart thanked the company for its cooperation throughout the 14-month investigation.

    "I am very pleased to be able to tell you that -- following further discussions with Facebook -- the company has now agreed to make several changes which address the issues uncovered during our investigation," said Stoddart.

    Facebook's plans to adapt its privacy policies and practices to comply with Canadian federal privacy law are scheduled to take place over the next 12 months. "With these changes, Facebook could show other online companies that you can have an incredibly successful online company that's responsible and respectful of privacy rights," said Stoddart.

    The question-and-answer period that followed revealed another major social networking site may already be following suit. "I'm very happy to say that another major networking site has also contacted us and will be coming to our office to be meeting very soon to discuss compliance with Canadian law," said Stoddart.

    Facebook expects to set an example for other online companies. "We truly feel these improvements to the Facebook platform will bring a new privacy standard to the social Web, the interaction with social applications online and we're confident our users and developers will see the benefits," said Dave Morin, senior platform manager, in Facebook's press conference following the one held by the OPC.

    Meeting Canada's requirements does well to satisfy the requirements of other countries, according to Facebook, as the laws resonate with those of Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

    David Young, privacy lawyer and co-chair of the Privacy Law Group at Lang Michener LLP in Toronto, expects Facebook will eventually become the best practice standard for social networking sites globally. Facebook has already been "pushed, nudged and negotiated" along to provide what you could almost call a best practice model, he said.

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