Posted on 03/10/2016 2:46:36 PM PST by Olog-hai
Facebook “Like” buttons on commercial websites break German law if users are not warned that their personal data is being shared, a court ruled on Wednesday.
In a potentially significant ruling for the social media giant, the court banned a shopping website from using the function on its pages if it did not first warn customers their data was being recorded.
The Fashion ID site, run by the Peek & Cloppenburg brand, was warned that it could be fined €250,000 for every breach of the order, seen by AFP.
The retailer will now be forced to warn users that “liking” the site on Facebook grants permission for the company to log their IP address. …
(Excerpt) Read more at thelocal.de ...
Anything you do on a commercial web page can be recorded and probably is. Isn’t that obvious to everyone?
Shut down the internet in Germany and blame it on that judge. Let the people sort it out.
Facebook is a privacy nightmare. Everything that you post there, every click you make there is logged and sold.
Sadly, anything Germany has to say is filtered through their complete incompetence on allowing islam to invade and overtake them. It’s shameful for Germany.
so when you sign up for facebook there are terms and conditions. If you don’t agree with them then don’t do facebook.
Voluntary like buttons are illegal
Allowing hundeds of thousands of savages to walk into your country is fine and dandy
Makes sense...
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