FACEBOOK AND DATA PROTECTION IN EU

Abstract

Today, with the help of social networks, including Facebook's biggest, millions of people around the globe communicate. In addition, this platform has become a powerful means by which the huge amount of data, pictures, films and other materials exchanged, and makes publicly available. Facebook receives the information that the user will become the property of Facebook, which they can trade and make profit. A large proportion of the total number of Facebook users are users in the European Union. Most legal problems related to Facebook's right to privacy, data protection and the possibility of exercising the right to legal protection. These issues are regulated by the regulations of the European Union, and especially the Data Protection Directive, Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications and Telecom Package Directive. The daily use of Facebook opens up issues related to the collection of data by means of cookies, use like button, face recognition, tagging, collection excessive amount of data, the use of picture, using a variety of applications, using a friend finder options, etc...