Canwest reports that the clock has run out on Facebook complying with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada's privacy finding. The Commissioner now has two weeks to go to court to obtain an order requiring compliance.
Update: Facebook is reportedly ready to file a plan to address the Commissioner's issues by the end of the day.
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Users in California, filed a civil suit against facebook on Monday, claiming the company violated California privacy laws:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10311625-93.html
Facebook is a business, not a social service. If you don’t like it, don’t use it.
Yes, Facebook is a business. But their business is a social service.
Nonsense. It’s a business, they don’t have to provide it, and if it get’s too difficult or they can make more money doing soemthign else they have every right to shut it down.