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French data protection regulator CNIL, has flagged Facebook with a formal notice to comply with European data privacy laws within the next three months, or face possible sanctions. Facebook is said to now be reviewing the CNIL's demands. The CNIL has argued that the social network is violating multiple data protection laws, including the collection of non-member browsing activities. It also added that the platform is gathering data regarding the sexual orientation, religious and political preferences 'without the explicit consent of account holders.' It noted too that Facebook does not notify users at sign-up of their rights concerning their personal data. The CNIL further accused Facebook of setting advertising cookies 'without properly informing and obtaining the consent of internet users.'
(Score: 2) by frojack on Thursday February 11 2016, @02:11AM
When you look closely at the complaint:
FACEBOOK collects, without prior information, data concerning the browsing activity of Internet users who do not have a FACEBOOK account. Indeed, the company does not inform Internet users that it sets a cookie on their terminal when they visit a FACEBOOK public page (e.g. page of a public event or of a friend). This cookie transmits to FACEBOOK information relating to third-party websites offering FACEBOOK plug-ins (e.g. Like button) that are visited by Internet users.
Its a little confusing what exactly is going on here, but if you visit a facebook page you sort of intrinsically know THAT visit is going to be logged. In fact I suspect French law DEMANDS that it be logged.
But it seems that they are saying that visiting some random Blog that happens to have a like button on it will trigger the return of a cookie data by merely having that button on the page, whether or not you click that button.
(I wouldn't know, I use UBlock Origin with the social nuisance filter turned on, I haven't seen a like button in months).
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.