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techcrunch.com - 12/23/2008

Facebook Chief Privacy Officer Chris Kelly To Run For California Attorney General

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Facebook Chief Privacy Officer Chris Kelly will be announcing his candidacy for the office of Attorney General of California, we’ve heard from multiple sources. He’ll be running in the 2010 election as a Democrat, and will be leaving Facebook (or taking a leave of absence) in June 2009 ...

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facebook.com - 12/28/2008

Hey, Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene!(Official petition to Facebook)

— facebook.com — Recently, Facebook has started 'pulling a myspace' by not allowing people to post profile pictures of babies... nursing. The pictures have been reported as 'obscene' and have been removed- their posters warned not to repost or fear being kicked off of ... (more) Hey, Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene!(Official ...

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insidefacebook.com - 12/18/2008

Facebook Now Growing by Over 600,000 Users a Day - And New Engagement Stats

— insidefacebook.com — It was just at the beginning of December when Facebook crossed the 130 million monthly active user... mark. Today, that number is up to 140 million . While Facebook has been growing at around 300,000 to 400,000 users per day for most of the fourth ... (more) Facebook Now Growing by Over 600,000 Users a Day - And ...

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squaredpeg.com - 12/21/2008

There’s something going down on Facebook. Pay attention.

— squaredpeg.com — I really need you to listen up for this post. Please . Something is going down on... Facebook, and it has implications for your school. Several weeks ago I was contacted by my friend and colleague Michelle at Winthrop about some questions pertaining to ... (more) There’s something going down on Facebook. Pay ...

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Facebook Losing Chief Privacy Officer to State of California?
All Facebook — ... The politics of Facebook are nothing compared to the politics of the state of California, but as Facebook’s Chief Privacy Officer, Chris Kelly has had plenty of experience in dealing with the social network’s ongoing negotiations with Attorneys General around the U.S.  According to TechCrunch, Kelly plans to run for the office of Attorney General of California in the 2010 election as a Democrat, whereupon he would leave Facebook mid-2009 in order to run his campaign. ...

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The Open Road — ... Techcrunch suggests that Facebook's chief privacy officer, Chris Kelly, will shortly announce his candidacy to become California's attorney general in 2010. Given how poorly Facebook has handled privacy, it's difficult to see why California voters should assume Kelly would do better in the higher matters of public ... ...

Facebook Gets New Public Policy Director
Bits — Privacy advocates who are gunning for the social network Facebook will soon have a familiar name to kick around. Facebook’s chief privacy officer, Chris Kelly, is widely expected to take a leave of absence to run for attorney general of California in 2010. A Facebook spokeswoman said on Tuesday that the company had hired Timothy D. Sparapani, a senior attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, to become its director of public policy, a new position. At the A.C.L.U., Mr. Sparapani worked on issues including national ID cards, data mining, open government and E-Verify, ...

Facebook Gets New Public Policy Chief
Bits — Privacy advocates who are gunning for the social network Facebook will soon have a familiar name to kick around. Facebook’s chief privacy officer, Chris Kelly, is widely expected to take a leave of absence to run for attorney general of California in 2010. A Facebook spokeswoman said on Tuesday that the company had hired Timothy D. Sparapani, a senior attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, to become its director of public policy, a new position. At the A.C.L.U., Mr. Sparapani worked on issues including national ID cards, data mining, open government and E-Verify, ...

Another Facebooker Gone? Chris Kelly Confirms Running For Office
Silicon Alley Insider — Chris Kelly, Facebook's chief privacy officer, wants to be California's next Attorney General. He officially kicked off his campaign today; it's been rumored since last December. This suggests Kelly could resign -- or at least take a leave -- from Facebook sometime soon. The company recently hired a new public policy director, former ACLU lawyer Timothy D. Sparapani, who will likely cover for Kelly. (We've asked Facebook for comment and will update if we hear back.) Join the conversation about this story » See ...