Facebook won't extend European data privacy protections around the world

As internet companies get ready for a stringent new European data privacy law to begin, Facebook says it won’t apply those regulations globally — for now, at least.

The revelation comes from CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who told Reuters that Facebook already complies with many parts of the law that will come into effect in May. 

Zuckerberg intends to expand privacy protections around the world at some point, but there would be some exceptions which he did not go into detail about.

“We’re still nailing down details on this, but it should directionally be, in spirit, the whole thing,” he told the wire service. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Facebook won't extend European data privacy protections around the world