Facebook privacy case reportedly held up by language barrier

Source: TNW
Story flagged by: Maria Kopnitsky

legal case that has led to Facebook being ordered to make changes to the way it tracks users in Belgium has been delayed by the process of translating the documents into English.

The case revolves around Facebook’s use of a tracking cookie that was monitoring non-members of the network who were not logged into the service. The study was commission by the Belgian Privacy Commission, which reported its findings in March.

Earlier this month, Facebook was told to stop tracking these users in this way or face a fine of up to €250,000 ($266,000) per day.

From Facebook’s side, it argues that the cookie helps it protect users’ accounts. More.

See: TNW

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