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9/8/11

Facebook signs up to voluntary privacy code in Germany

Social networking website Facebook said Thursday it would sign up to a voluntary code of conduct in Germany. There have been concerns about the website's use of users' data - a topic which is particularly sensitive in Germany.

"We support this initiative towards self-regulation," said Richard Allen, Facebook's director of European public policy, after a meeting with Germany's Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich.

"It can be a very effective way to protect the interests of Internet users," he added.

For more: Facebook signs up to voluntary privacy code in Germany | Science & Technology | Deutsche Welle | 08.09.2011

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