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Today we have be asked to explain the legal and ethical issues in relation to the use of business information
This explanation is in relation to FACE BOOK!.
How Face book complies with the:
Data Protection Act 1998- Although i am a devout Face Book user i hate to admit that they do not stick to the Data Protection Act in two ways one, they do not make it clear when you sign up that unless you specifically adjust your privacy setting your information is open to anyone, for instances there was a girl on there recently that puts lots of pictures of here kids on their as all we proud parents do and some awful people wrote obscene remarks on the photo absolutely awful. Two people are allowed to deactivate there account but Face Book still keep your information on their system in case you decide to activate your account they should not really be allowed to keep your information. I read on the channel for website that you have to delete everything you have done on Face Book to completely delete your account which would take a long time. I have posted the website from the channel four article:
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/science_technology/facebook%20data%20protection%20row/1060467.html
Freedom of information act 2000-
Their is so much information available on Face Book for users to read so its certainly not breaking the freedom of information because its very forthcoming with giving information to users.
Computer misuse Act 1990-

How Face book it deals with ethical issues using organisational policies and codes of proactive, such use of email, Internet, whistle blowing.
Face book deals with issues by setting out codes of practises such as the statement of right and responsibilities which sates what the users can and can't do and what Face book are responsible for. If a users breaks the rules then they will be liable and as face book has stated their rules then they are covered from any legal action.

Statement of Rights and Responsibilities
The Statement of Rights and Responsibilities is Face books terms of service that governs the relationship with users and others who interact with Face book.
The statements of rights covers: Privacy, Sharing Your Content and Information, Safety, Registration and Account Security, Protecting Other People's Rights, Mobile and Other Devices, Payments, Special Provisions Applicable to Social Plug ins, Special Provisions Applicable to Developers/Operators of Applications and Websites, About Advertisements and Other Commercial Content Served or Enhanced by Face book, Special Provisions Applicable to Advertisers, Special Provisions Applicable to Pages, Special Provisions Applicable to Software, Amendments, Termination, Disputes, Special Provisions Applicable to Users Outside the United States, Definitions,
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Face book policies on security of information:
Registration and Account Security

1. You will not provide any false personal information on Face book, or create an account for anyone other than yourself without permission.
2. You will not create more than one personal account.
3. If we disable your account, you will not create another one without our permission.
4. You will not use your personal time line for your own commercial gain (such as selling your status update to an advertiser).
5. You will not use Face book if you are under 13.
6. You will not use Face book if you are a convicted sex offender.
7. You will keep your contact information accurate and up-to-date.
8. You will not share your password (or in the case of developers, your secret key), let anyone else access your account, or do anything else that might jeopardise the security of your account.
9. You will not transfer your account (including any Page or application you administer) to anyone without first getting our written permission.
10. If you select a user name or similar identifier for your account or Page, we reserve the right to remove or reclaim it if we believe it is appropriate (such as when a trademark owner complains about a user name that does not closely relate to a user's actual name).

Face book policies on Health and safety:
Safety

1. You will not post unauthorised commercial communications (such as spam) on Face book.
2. You will not collect users' content or information, or otherwise access Face book, using automated means (such as harvesting bots, robots, spiders, or scrapers) without our prior permission.
3. You will not engage in unlawful multi-level marketing, such as a pyramid scheme, on Face book.
4. You will not upload viruses or other malicious code.
5. You will not solicit login information or access an account belonging to someone else.
6. You will not bully, intimidate, or harass any user.
7. You will not post content that: is hate speech, threatening, or pornographic; incites violence; or contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence.
8. You will not develop or operate a third-party application containing alcohol-related, dating or other mature content (including advertisements) without appropriate age-based restrictions.
9. You will follow our promotional guidelines and all applicable laws if you publicise or offer any contest, giveaway, or sweepstakes (“promotion”) on Face book.
10. You will not use Face book to do anything unlawful, misleading, malicious, or discriminatory.
11. You will not do anything that could disable, overburden, or impair the proper working or appearance of Face book, such as a denial of service attack or interference with page rendering or other Face book functionality.
12. You will not facilitate or encourage any violations of this Statement or our policies.

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 Examples of Face book security and privacy issues:

• Here is an example of face book breaching privacy:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/8070513/Facebook-admits-inadvertent-privacy-breach.html

• In this example it tells of a flaw that allows people to delete other messages.

In conclusion to my comments i think that this shows that even though they have rules to protect the users, Face book doesn't always stick to its own rules.