Facebook ordered to stop combining WhatsApp and Instagram data without consent in Germany

mood · Feb 7, 2019

Facebook ordered to stop combining WhatsApp and Instagram data without consent in Germany
European regulators say Facebook users need more of a say in how their data is collected
February 7, 2019
https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/7/1...-data-combined-banned-germany-fco-competition

Germany’s national competition regulator has ordered Facebook to stop combining user data from different sources without voluntary consent. The order applies to data collected by Facebook-owned platforms like WhatsApp and Instagram, but also third-party sources that Facebook uses to flesh out its advertising profiles, including those of non-users.

The Bundeskartellamt, or Federal Cartel Office (FCO), has given Facebook one month to appeal the landmark decision, which comes after a three-year investigation.
Although the ruling only applies within Germany, the decision could influence regulators in other countries.

In a blog post, Facebook claims that such data privacy controls do not fall under the remit of the FCO, which enforces German antitrust and competition laws. But the FCO says Facebook’s control of multiple social networks combined with its high market share is “indicative of a monopolization process” and means intervention is needed.
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Rasheed187 · Feb 9, 2019

Finally someone who is trying to stop this madness. Enough is enough.

ronjor · Feb 10, 2019

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The order is not yet in force, and Facebook is appealing, but should it come into force the social network faces being de facto shrunk by having its platforms siloed at the data level.
To comply with the order Facebook would have to ask users to freely consent to being data-mined — which the company does not do at present.
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mood · Aug 26, 2019

German court suspends cartel order restricting Facebook's data gathering
August 26, 2019
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...icting-facebooks-data-gathering-idUSKCN1VG1AJ

A German court on Monday issued an interim injunction suspending a cartel office decision in February which sought to restrict Facebook’s data collection practices in Germany.

“The suspension of the order means that Facebook does not have to implement the decision of the Federal Cartel Office for the time being,” the Higher Regional Court in Duesseldorf said in its ruling.
It added that a final decision about the appeal will be made at a later stage.
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