Germany welcomes Meta plan for 'more transparent' data use


Visitors stand in front and next to screens displaying the Meta logo during a launch event at the corporate offices of Meta in Berlin on June 6, 2023. — Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ/AFP

FRANKFURT: Germany's Federal Cartel Office on Wednesday hailed a move by tech giant Meta to give users greater say in how their personal data gets used across its different platforms such as Facebook and Instagram.

The so-called "accounts centre" will allow users "for the first time to make a largely free and informed decision about whether they want to use Meta's services separately or in combined form", the Federal Cartel Office said in a statement.

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