The authorities of one of the lands of Germany obliged Facebook to allow users to use pseudonyms
The policy of compulsory registration under the real name, consistently pursued by Facebook, is contrary to German law - says Tilo Weichert, who heads the data protection (ULD) Commissariat of Schleswig-Holstein. On December 17, the ULD issued a prescription requiring immediate permission to use pseudonyms on Facebook. If the corporation does not follow this prescription, it may be expected to be fined at 20,000 euros.
According to Weikhert, the authorities of other lands may also follow his example. Facebook representatives reacted quite sharply - they stated that the prescription is unreasonable, is an example of the German taxpayers' senseless spending of money, and the company will actively fight for its right to determine the policy of using Facebook services.
In Germany, in general, very strictly enforce the laws on the protection of personal data, Facebook and Google have already encountered attempts to limit their activities. In a sense, Germany can be called "China the other way around" - if the PRC authorities do not allow citizens to freely receive information from the Internet, then in the FRG, on the contrary, they actively prevent information about citizens from entering the network without their explicit consent.
Tilo Weikhert has long and consistently been fighting Facebook. In August last year, he secured a ban on the use of the “Like” button (but also on the territory of Schleswig-Holstein). Then his office threatened with a fine of 50,000 euros to German sites that have Facebook buttons.
')
According to Weikhert, the authorities of other lands may also follow his example. Facebook representatives reacted quite sharply - they stated that the prescription is unreasonable, is an example of the German taxpayers' senseless spending of money, and the company will actively fight for its right to determine the policy of using Facebook services.
In Germany, in general, very strictly enforce the laws on the protection of personal data, Facebook and Google have already encountered attempts to limit their activities. In a sense, Germany can be called "China the other way around" - if the PRC authorities do not allow citizens to freely receive information from the Internet, then in the FRG, on the contrary, they actively prevent information about citizens from entering the network without their explicit consent.
Tilo Weikhert has long and consistently been fighting Facebook. In August last year, he secured a ban on the use of the “Like” button (but also on the territory of Schleswig-Holstein). Then his office threatened with a fine of 50,000 euros to German sites that have Facebook buttons.
')
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/163889/
All Articles