Snooping Amsterdam civil servants broke privacy laws with Facebook research 

An analysis of the Facebook networks of trouble-making youngsters by the Amsterdam city authorities constituted a breach of privacy and should have been reported to privacy monitoring body AP.

Amsterdam civil servants decided to build up a picture of the networks of youngsters who hung around on the streets and caused a nuisance in Amsterdam Zuid. By looking at their networks the authorities thought they would gain a better understanding of this group.

Source: Snooping Amsterdam civil servants broke privacy laws with Facebook research – DutchNews.nl