Facebook to educate users on privacy ahead of tough EU law
Brussels — Facebook said on Monday it was publishing its privacy principles for the first time and rolling out educational videos to help users control who has access to their information, as it prepares for the start of a tough new EU data protection law. The videos would show users how to manage the data that Facebook used to show them ads, how to delete old posts, and what happened to the data when they deleted their account, Erin Egan, chief privacy officer at Facebook, said in a blog post. Facebook, which has more than 2-billion users worldwide, said it had never before published the principles, which were its rules on how the company handles users’ information. Monday’s announcements are a sign of its efforts to get ready before the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enters into force on May 25, marking the biggest overhaul of personal data privacy rules since the birth of the internet. Under the regulation, companies will be required to report data breaches within...
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