Companies using Facebook 'Like' button liable for data: EU court

Discussion in 'privacy general' started by ronjor, Jul 29, 2019.

  1. ronjor

    ronjor Global Moderator

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    Foo Yun Chee July 29, 2019
     
    ronjor, Jul 29, 2019
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  2. Minimalist

    Minimalist Registered Member

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    EU Court of Justice ruling may spell the death of social like & share buttons
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/eu-co...spell-the-death-of-social-like-share-buttons/
     
    Minimalist, Jul 29, 2019
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  3. Rasheed187

    Rasheed187 Registered Member

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    Awesome news! I always block these stupid buttons that have only one goal, and that is to track you.
     
    Rasheed187, Aug 3, 2019
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  4. mirimir

    mirimir Registered Member

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    Makes sense to me. Under GDPR, if you collect the data on your site, you're responsible for managing it properly. You can't just point to Facebook or Google.
     
    mirimir, Aug 3, 2019
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