RT @TheNextWeb: German data commissioner orders...
RT @TheNextWeb: German data commissioner orders Facebook to drop its real name policy http://t.co/t1InK5GB by @m4tt
December 18, 2012
German data commissioner orders Facebook to drop its real name policy
Germany's data commissioner - the Unabhaengiges Landeszentrum fuer Datenschutz (ULD) - has ordered Facebook to drop its real name policy, accusing the company of violating German data protection laws which give users the right to use pseudonyms online.