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posted by martyb on Sunday February 18 2018, @06:09PM   Printer-friendly
from the they-don't-like-"Like"-buttons dept.

Facebook loses Belgian privacy case, faces fine of up to $125 million

A Belgian court threatened Facebook on Friday with a fine of up to 100 million euros ($125 million) if it continued to break privacy laws by tracking people on third-party websites.

In a case brought by Belgium's privacy watchdog, the court also ruled that Facebook had to delete all data it had gathered illegally on Belgian citizens, including people who were not Facebook users themselves.

Facebook, which will be fined 250,000 euros a day or up to 100 million euros if it does not comply with the court's judgment, said in a statement it would appeal the ruling.

Also at The Guardian.


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  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 19 2018, @11:35AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 19 2018, @11:35AM (#640057)

    They claim to have the capacity however, whether they actually do or not doesn't matter when the law demands they make use of it (they shouldn't be claiming to have a capacity they do not).

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