Facebook must comply with an order by Germany's antitrust watchdog to curb data collection from users. —Reuters
KARLSRUHE/BERLIN, Germany: Facebook must comply with an order by Germany's antitrust watchdog to curb data collection from users, a top German court ruled on June 23, in a setback for the US social network company that could set a wider precedent.
The Federal Court's stay order, which suspends a decision by a lower court, backs the Federal Cartel Office's view that Facebook abused its market dominance to gather information about users without their consent.
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