Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Belgium sues Facebook for privacy breaches, tracking non-members...

The Belgian national privacy watchdog is taking Facebook to court over its privacy policy. The social network is being criticized for its tracking systems that it applies to both members and non-members.

Belgium’s Commission for the Protection of Privacy claims that Facebook is breaking Belgian, as well as European privacy laws. That is the result of a special investigation conducted by the commission. The case will be tried in Brussels on Thursday.

“Facebook treats its users’ private lives without respect and that needs tackling,” Willem Debeuckelaere, president of the watchdog, says. The commission has no power to punish Facebook but hopes a court ruling will do something about the perceived privacy breaches.

“It’s not because we want start a lawsuit over this, but we cannot continue to negotiate through other means,” Debeuckelaere said, DeMorgen news agency reports. “We want a judge to impose our recommendations. These recommendations are chiefly aimed at protecting internet users who are not Facebook members,” he added. Full story...

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