Facebook to Fight Belgian Ban on Tracking Users (and Even Non-Users)

  • Court last year ordered Facebook to stop using cookies
  • Belgian privacy watchdog argues social network still in breach
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Facebook Inc. is attacking a Belgian court order forcing it to stop tracking local users’ surfing habits, including those of millions who aren’t signed up to the social network.

The U.S. tech giant will come face to face with the Belgian data protection authority in a Brussels appeals court for a two-day hearing starting on Wednesday. The company will challenge the 2018 court order and the threat of a daily fine of 250,000 euros ($281,625) should it fail to comply.

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Facebook to Fight Belgian Ban on Tracking Users (and Even Non-Users)