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Landmark privacy ruling for Facebook in Belgium

Posted on June 30, 2016 by pogowasright.org

Saqib Shah reports:

Facebook has won an important legal victory in Belgium that allows it to continue to track the web activity of non-users of its social network.

The Brussels Appeals Court has dismissed a case filed against Facebook by the Belgian Privacy Commission, stating that the country’s privacy watchdog has no jurisdiction over the tech giant, as it has its European headquarters in Ireland.

Read more on Reuters.

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