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German consumer body warns Facebook over violations of privacy law

Posted on February 27, 2015 by pogowasright.org

Telecompaper reports:

The Federation of German consumer organisations (vzbv) has applied for an injunction against Facebook on the grounds of numerous infringements of the law, and sent a warning on 23 February. Vzbv claims that the social network has breached nineteen clauses of the terms of use and data policies since changing them on 30 January.

Read more on Telecompaper. The Wall Street Journal provides some additional details.

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