France orders Facebook to stop tracking non-users or risk fines

Dan Worth
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Company also still using Safe Harbour framework to oversee data transfers

Facebook has been ordered to stop tracking non-users of its site in France by the French data authority CNIL. The watchdog also accused Facebook of still using the defunct Safe Harbour framework as...

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