Facebook Gets Fined By 2 European Privacy Regulators
On Tuesday Dutch and French data protection authorities issued fines to Facebook saying that its data handling practices broke their countries’ privacy rules. Authorities said Facebook had not provided users with sufficient control over how their details are used.
Sanctions are part of a growing pushback across the European Union about how Facebook collects data on EU’s residents.
Source: Facebook Gets Slap on the Wrist From 2 European Privacy Regulators – The New York Times