Whenever Facebook proposes changes to its policies or how it handles user data, the userbase often responds with outrage — but that usually comes in the form of disgruntled wall posts. Last June, only a tiny portion of Facebook users voted on changes to Facebook's privacy policy, but an Austrian student group known as Europe vs. Facebook has consistently been at the forefront of those pushing the social media giant to comply with European privacy laws. As The New York Times reports, the group is currently planning to bring Facebook to court for the company's failure to update its policies to comply with European law.
Facebook has been under watch by the EU for the better part of the last year — last December, Facebook complied with...
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