By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
Facebook will fight a German privacy watchdog's demand to allow users to register with fake names, insisting Tuesday that its current practice fully complies with the law.
Facebook will fight a German privacy watchdog's demand to allow users to register with fake names, insisting Tuesday that its current practice fully complies with the law.
A German data protection official has warned Facebook investors that the social networking site's $38 starting share price is based on practices that breach European privacy rules.
A German data protection authority is "unliking" Facebook's "Like" button.
Weichert has previously warned investors against buying Facebook shares, warning that the company's "business model will implode" because Facebook users' private information is used in breach of European law.
If it fails to comply with the order, his office can impose a penalty against the company, said Weichert.
