EU issues social networking privacy rules.

• Position: PRIVACY - Brief article

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The European Union (EU) has issued guidelines for social networking sites to ensure they comply with Europe's strict privacy laws.

The guidelines advise site operators that:

* Personal information should not be retained after users delete their accounts.

* Inactive accounts should be automatically deleted.

* Security settings should be at a high level.

* Users should be allowed to limit data disclosed to third parties.

Other provisions include requiring the sites to warn users of...