Europe vs. Facebook: Fair Information Practice Principles

Fair Information Practices are covered in ch. 13 of our Fluency texbook.

As a contemporary case study, read how a 24 year old law student from Vienna, Max Schrems, has filed 22 complaints with the Irish Data Protection Commissioner targeting Facebook's lack of compliance with  EU requirements.

Article: 24 year old student lights match - Europe versus Facebook.

Associated website.

The Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs)

In 1973, the U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare published five principles that would allow the benefits of computerization to go forward, but at the same time provide safeguards for personal privacy.
The principles also provide an excellent tool to judge the merits of cases such as Europe vs. Facebook:

To evaluate the merits of Mr. Schrems' case against Facebook, read the first two sections of the IT Law Wiki article: (i) The HEW Report and, (ii) European Developments.