The
agency’s Feb. 2 decision means that Facebook’s collecting
of data from third-party websites and combining the data to a Facebook user
account will only be allowed if users give their voluntary consent.
It also
means that assigning data collected from Facebook-owned services like WhatsApp
and Instagram to Facebook user accounts will only be allowed with users’
voluntary consent. If consent is not given, the data must remain with the
respective service and can’t be processed in combination with Facebook data.
If consent
is not given for data from Facebook-owned services and third-party websites,
Facebook will have to substantially restrict its collection and combining of
data, the agency, called the Bundeskartellamt, said.
The Bundeskartellamt
says it can enforce its decision with a fine of up to 10 percent of annual
turnover. Facebook has one month to appeal the decision to the Dusseldorf Higher Regional Court .
Facebook says it intends to appeal.
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