The “Search Friend” encourages Facebook users to import addresses provided in the e-mail, and then invite your friends to the group of people who do not have accounts on the site. In this way, Facebook integrated, we can with such services as Gmail, Skype and iCloud.
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German The Federal Court of Justice in a judgment issued yesterday found that this feature is breaking the law. Thus upheld the judgments of lower courts concerning breaches by Facebook German rules on data protection and unfair trade practices.
According to the judges, “Search Friends” is an example of “harassment advertising.” Such an objection in 2010, presented to Facebook Federation of German Consumer Organisations (VZBV). At the same time the Federal Court of Justice ordered the US company deactivate the “fateful” feature in the German version of Facebook.
In a statement a spokesman for Facebook said that the company thoroughly acquainted with the verdict after receiving formal decision to “assess its impact on services rendered. “
Source: WSJ
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