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Filters and Links
Wired.com today published an article calling into question the legality of Facebook’s new policy of filtering links to the Pirate Bay. Citing EFF lawyers, the article claims that Facebook is violating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA, 18 U.S.C. § 2510 et seq.) by filtering these links. While there is little wisdom in doing so, nothing about Facebook’s new policy violates the law.
