Facebook has a privacy problem. Facebook has faced mass protests over privacy missteps before. Online civil liberties groups have objected. Should the FTC consider Facebook's frequent and poorly explained redesigns an unfair trade practice?
On Thursday, February 18, the federal court considering the proposed Google Books settlement held an all-day fairness hearing. In addition to the authors, publishers, and Google arguing in favor of the settlement, the court heard from the Department of Justice and twenty-six supporters and opponents of the settlement. Over the course of the day, the "opt-out" nature of the settlement emerged as perhaps _the_ critical issue facing the court.
