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Facebook “friend finder” feature ruled illegal by Germany's highest court
- detaro 11y agoThis is a better link (the submitted one doesn't include the actual decision, but just announced that the court discusses this today): http://juris.bundesgerichtshof.de/cgi-bin/rechtsprechung/document.py?Gericht=bgh&Art=en&Datum=Aktuell&anz=490&pos=1&nr=73328&linked=pm&Blank=1 http://juris.bundesgerichtshof.de/cgi-bin/rechtsprechung/doc... short english summary: Using imported e-mail addresses is an illegal form of advertising, since there is no permission by the receiver. The courts classified them as advertising, not as personal invitations sent by the uploader. The uploader isn't properly informed about how the uploaded addresses are used by Facebook.