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Facebook Wins 'Big Brother' Award in Belgium

Facebook has won the "Big Brother" Award in Belgium. The award is given to the "biggest privacy offender of the year," according to the Flemish League for Human rights, which runs the awards. Facebook, nominated by...

by PILP
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Facebook has won the "Big Brother" Award in Belgium. The award is given to the "biggest privacy offender of the year," according to the Flemish League for Human rights, which runs the awards. Facebook, nominated by the digital advocacy group EDRi, won after being criticized for its default privacy settings in a unanimous decision. "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."

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