Facebook adds "Expected children" contacts: the social network has made a change in the categories of kinship, which allows users to indicate they will soon be a parent. The information will now appear at the profile of the person. The first digital social network in the world had started to offer users to view their relationship last year. This information is by default available to all on the web, only an amendment of the privacy settings can prevent access (menu "Account" under "Privacy Settings", "customize these settings").
The existence of a pregnancy is, in fact, information that can be sensitive. According to the High Authority against Discrimination (Halde), pregnancy is an important factor in employment discrimination. Halde recommends including pregnant women report their pregnancy to their employer "letter with a medical certificate" and avoid "a simple oral information, which is not enough to guarantee protection." A fortiori, a mention of a Facebook profile, either.
