Germany's antitrust agency imposes limit on Facebook's data gathering

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Germany's antitrust agency imposes limit on Facebook's data gathering
0:51 / February 12, 2019

German antitrust watchdog wants Facebook to obtain explicit user consent before merging data collected from WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Analytics, and social buttons with Facebook profiles. Read more: https://zd.net/2SMC2f5

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Germany's antitrust agency imposes limit on Facebook's data gathering German antitrust watchdog wants Facebook to obtain explicit user consent before merging data collected from WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Analytics, and social buttons with Facebook profiles. Read more: https://zd.net/2SMC2f5
Read full article: Facebook broad data collection ruled illegal by German anti-trust office

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