German competition authority orders Facebook to restrict personal data collection
Facebook must acquire consent to collect and combine personal data from different sources
Germany's Bundeskartellamt, or Federal Cartel Office, has ruled that Facebook cannot combine user data from multiple sources without users' explicit consent. The ruling follows a three-year investigation...
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