Facebook Now Fight in Germany Leads to Battle Over Privacy
a German Olympic Ariane Friedrich, high-jump hopeful, knows how to pull a tough face, a gun and, it seems, a fast one on a fan who sent her an obscene message over Facebook.
a police officer by training named Ms. Friedrich, publicly rejected a sexually explicit overture from a fan on her Facebook wall, in which she named the sender and gave the city where he lives. She also warned that she had filed a complaint with the police.
Ms. Friedrich wrote in German on Saturday “There is simply a point where enough is enough,” in response to the flood of comments her post had generated. “It’s time to act, it’s time to defend myself. And that is what I am doing. Nothing more and nothing less.”
Her stand has set off a stir in a country where the right to privacy is sacrosanct but the laws protecting it were written mostly for another, pre-Internet era. Since Ms. Friedrich made her initial post on April 16, outing her accused offender, new and old media alike have debated the appropriateness — and legality — of her action.
its more over 10,000 people have posted comments on her Facebook page, split between those who cheered her decision as bold move against sexual harassment, and those who chastised her for “vigilante justice.” The “likes” on her Facebook page have jumped from 8,000 to 12,000. Newspapers and television have picked up the controversy as well.
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Title : Facebook Now Fight in Germany Leads to Battle Over Privacy
Description : Facebook Now Fight in Germany Leads to Battle Over Privacy a German Olympic Ariane Friedrich, high-jump hopeful, knows how to pull a tough...