Facebook loses Belgian privacy case, faces a hefty fine


  • TECH
  • Monday, 19 Feb 2018

FILE PHOTO: A picture illustration shows a Facebook logo reflected in a person's eye, in Zenica, March 13, 2015. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

A Belgian court threatened Facebook with a fine of up to 100mil euros (RM480mil) if it continued to break privacy laws by tracking people on third party websites.

In a case brought by Belgium's privacy watchdog, the court also ruled on Friday that Facebook had to delete all data it had gathered illegally on Belgian citizens, including people who were not Facebook users themselves.

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