RTÉ reports:
A Belgian court today gave Facebook 48 hours to stop tracking internet users who do not have accounts with the US social media giant, or risk fines of up to €250,000 a day, a statement said.
The order follows a case lodged by Belgium’s privacy watchdog in June which said Facebook indiscriminately tracks internet users when they visit pages on the site, even if they are not members, the court said.
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Update: Facebook to appeal Belgian ruling ordering it to stop tracking non-users
Belgium is a world hero.
But facebook is appealing. It’s rights to profit off people who have no dealings with it will be fought to the last breath
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