Facebook Is Watching You, Belgian Privacy Agency Warns in Court
- Belgian regulator tells court social media giant misled users
- Facebook rejects claims, says it complies with EU data rules
An employee fixes part of a web server inside the Facebook Inc. Prineville Data Center in Prineville, Oregon.
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Facebook Inc. was accused of Big Brother-style snooping on internet users in a fresh attack on the social network by Belgium’s data privacy watchdog.
The regulator sought a court order on Thursday forcing Facebook to stop any collection of data for advertising purposes and the provision of “misleading” information to users, under the threat of a 250,000 euro ($296,000) daily penalty. The company said it disagreed with the allegations.