Alex Reid

The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) filed a complaint with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to review what the CIPPIC says are various violations of Canadian privacy law (22 in all), making Facebook “a minefield of privacy invasion.”

One of the most serious questions that users have long been asking is why users can’t delete their accounts. Facebook users can only “suspend” their accounts, leaving their information intact on Facebook’s servers.

Read their full complaint here (PDF).