Is Facebook Pulling an Apple with Its Ad Guidelines?
GigaOM, August 5, 2009
By Jennifer Martinez
Facebook began enforcing its updated ad guidelines, which includes requiring that all ads containing user data be approved by the social network. Facebook has remained largely silent as to how its approval process actually works. Users still don't know what steps Facebook takes when it's authorizing ads, and whether such steps are enough to ensure that users' privacy aren't violated again.
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