Facebook given 48 hours to quit tracking Internet users in Belgium



BRUSSELS: -- Facebook has been given 48 hours by a Belgian court to stop tracking Internet users who don’t have profiles with the social media company, or face fines of up to 250,000 euros a day.

The order follows a case lodged by Belgium’s privacy watchdog in June which said Facebook indiscriminately tracks Internet users when they visit pages on the site or click “like” or “share”, even if they are not members, the court said.

Facebook said it would appeal against the decision.

“Today the judge… ordered the social network Facebook to stop tracking and registering Internet usage by people who surf the Internet in Belgium, in the 48 hours which follow this statement,” the court said.

“If Facebook ignores this order it must pay a fine of 250,000 euros a day to the Belgian Privacy Commission.”


-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2015-11-10

Never did like Facebook,

Ruined many lives.......

Good news! The Europeans seem to be the only ones upholding the basic freedoms of the internet.

One more reason I never use facebook,

Quote: >...said Facebook indiscriminately tracks Internet users when they visit pages on the site or click “like” or “share”, even if they are not members, the court said.

How can anyone 'like' or 'share' if they are not members of Facebook?

what is Facebook without tracking ?

if they cannot connect the dots of your life how can they sell you stuff ?

it will be a check off box on page 27 of the terms of service , which no one ever reads !

One more reason I never use facebook,

Agree, I did open a fb account but closed it when I discovered that automatically 'friends' had been added to my friends list without my permission and in some cases the friends were not people or organizations I knew and in fact wouldn't want to have any connection too.

Many of these social media apps are very active in terms of invading privacy.

There is 1 point to this, why would anyone who uses facebook not want to add there picture or complete a full profile? Beats me.

Interesting. Didn't know you could "like" or "share" on Facebook without being a member. Live and learn!

Or better still give Facebook 48 hours to close down the whole operation,and do us all a favour,stupid controlling,intrusive nonsense for the Brainless!

Ignorant buffoons, you certainly can view a Facebook page eg through a link without being a Facebook slave.

Really ... if you don't like it, don't go to the site. The site is their property and they can do what they want with the data on their site. If I was Facebook I would tell Belgium if they don't like it, block me... see how their people react...

Good news! The Europeans seem to be the only ones upholding the basic freedoms of the internet.

Not exactly. Belgium is one country in Europe.