Facebook Users Complain of New Tracking

FACEBOOK USERS COMPLAIN OF NEW TRACKING
[SOURCE: Associated Press 11/21, AUTHOR: Anick Jesdanun & Rachel Metz]
Some users of the online hangout Facebook are complaining that its two-week-old marketing program is publicizing their purchases for friends to see. Those users say they never noticed a small box that appears on a corner of their Web browsers following transactions at Fandango, Overstock and other online retailers. The box alerts users that information is about to be shared with Facebook unless they click on "No Thanks." It disappears after about 20 seconds, after which consent is assumed. Users are given a second notice the next time they log on to Facebook, but they can easily miss it if they quickly click away to visit a friend's page or check e-mail.
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* Web advertising to come under EU scrutiny
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Astrid Wendlandt]
Targeted online advertising is set to face increased scrutiny from European Union regulators concerned about invasion of privacy, threatening the growth of a potentially big online revenue-booster for media companies.
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSL229260820071123