Aragorn
8th October 2016, 05:21
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Source: CNET (https://www.cnet.com/uk/news/facebook-wins-big-brother-award-in-belgium/)
Facebook is watching you.
The social media giant won the "Big Brother" Award (https://bigbrotherawards.be/en/) in Belgium on Thursday. The award is named after the dystopian government surveillance in George Orwell's "1984," and given to the "biggest privacy-offender of the year," according to the Flemish League for Human rights, which runs the awards, and its partners.
Facebook, nominated by international digital advocacy group EDRi (https://edri.org/), won after being criticized for its default privacy settings in a unanimous decision. The social network didn't respond to requests for comment.
"Facebook has access to a wide range of personal data, and it tracks your movements across the web, whether you are logged in or not," EDRi said. "And the devil is in the default: To opt out, you are expected to navigate Facebook's complex web of settings."
Facebook beat out three other candidates for the anti-privacy award, including Belgium's data retention law, paperless cash and the Belgian government's lack of transparency for criminal investigations.
Source: CNET (https://www.cnet.com/uk/news/facebook-wins-big-brother-award-in-belgium/)
Source: CNET (https://www.cnet.com/uk/news/facebook-wins-big-brother-award-in-belgium/)
Facebook is watching you.
The social media giant won the "Big Brother" Award (https://bigbrotherawards.be/en/) in Belgium on Thursday. The award is named after the dystopian government surveillance in George Orwell's "1984," and given to the "biggest privacy-offender of the year," according to the Flemish League for Human rights, which runs the awards, and its partners.
Facebook, nominated by international digital advocacy group EDRi (https://edri.org/), won after being criticized for its default privacy settings in a unanimous decision. The social network didn't respond to requests for comment.
"Facebook has access to a wide range of personal data, and it tracks your movements across the web, whether you are logged in or not," EDRi said. "And the devil is in the default: To opt out, you are expected to navigate Facebook's complex web of settings."
Facebook beat out three other candidates for the anti-privacy award, including Belgium's data retention law, paperless cash and the Belgian government's lack of transparency for criminal investigations.
Source: CNET (https://www.cnet.com/uk/news/facebook-wins-big-brother-award-in-belgium/)