Facebook's "Like" button has been declared illegal under Germany's strict privacy laws by data protection officials -
Facebook's famous "Like" button has been declared illegal under Germany's strict privacy laws by data protection officials.
The north Germany state of Schleswig-Holstein demanded that dozens of websites that carry the button linking to the social networking site remove the offending item by the end of September or face a fine of up to €50,000 ($71,935), The Local reported Friday.
Thilo Weichert, of the state's data protection center, said the application allowed Facebook to illegally piece together a profile of web users' habits.
"Facebook can trace every click on a website, how long I'm on it, what I'm interested in," he said.
Palo Alto, Calif.,-based Facebook rejected Weichart's claim and said in a statement that the plug-ins were in full compliance with European laws.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/08/20/facebooks-like-button-declared-illegal-by-german-state/?test=latestnews
Facebook's famous "Like" button has been declared illegal under Germany's strict privacy laws by data protection officials.
The north Germany state of Schleswig-Holstein demanded that dozens of websites that carry the button linking to the social networking site remove the offending item by the end of September or face a fine of up to €50,000 ($71,935), The Local reported Friday.
Thilo Weichert, of the state's data protection center, said the application allowed Facebook to illegally piece together a profile of web users' habits.
"Facebook can trace every click on a website, how long I'm on it, what I'm interested in," he said.
Palo Alto, Calif.,-based Facebook rejected Weichart's claim and said in a statement that the plug-ins were in full compliance with European laws.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/08/20/facebooks-like-button-declared-illegal-by-german-state/?test=latestnews
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