The real name policy has been a subject of controversy even Facebook founder defended it last month.
But now Facebook users in Germany can use pseudonyms/alias on the social networking site instead of their real names.
Anyone who stands on our pitch also has to play our game, said Caspar.
The arbitrary change of the user name blatantly violates privacy rights.
Caspar and other German regulators have been fighting with Facebook for years over the implementation of European data-protection rules.
The U.S. company has argued that the Irish regulator has jurisdiction over its compliance with EU privacy law.
The companys real-name policy has for long been the subject of public demonstration on the site.
Having chosen its policy, Facebook has to enforce it.
Some people are not allowed to use their names so that everyone elses can be enforced.
It remains to be seen how Facebook honchos deal with the body blow to their real-name policy.
source: www.techworm.net
