Germany Orders Agencies to Shut Down Facebook Pages

German data watchdogs ordered federal agencies to shut down their Facebook pages and remove “like” buttons from their Web sites, suggesting that anyone who uses Facebook will have their online activity tracked. “All institutions in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany [must] shut down their fan pages on Facebook and…

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Student hacker ‘penetrated’ Facebook

He appeared in court for the first time yesterday on what the judge, Nicholas Evans, described as “serious allegations” under the Computer Misuse Act. Mangham, dressed in a dark suit and white shirt, only spoke to confirm his name and address. He did not enter a plea. He was banned…

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