Germany may ban Facebook from third-party data sharing

Germany’s Federal Cartel Office intends to ban Facebook from collecting user data from third parties. This will also prohibit data sharing between WhatsApp and Instagram, which Facebook own.

Germany is concerned that Facebook users didn’t know they agreed to be tracked across the internet when they signed up for the firm’s offerings. If this sticks, it’s a serious problem for its ad-targeting strategy.

Full article: Facebook’s Privacy Problems Get Real in Germany – The Washington Post