A German court today overturned an earlier order from the Hamburg data protection authority on Facebooks real name policy.
The German court has allowed the social networking giant to prevent its users from using fake names.
The authority had ruled that Facebooks real name policy violates the right to privacy.
Facebooks real name policy has been one of the most controversial rules on the site.
On Facebook, we require people to use the name their friends and family know them by.
Thats why were continuing to make improvements in this area, he wrote.
source: www.techworm.net
