Reuters: The French authority protectionς δεδομένων, έδωσε τη Δευτέρα στο Facebook τρεις μήνες διορία για να σταματήσει την παρακολούθηση των web δραστηριοτήτων των μη χρηστών του χωρίς τη συγκατάθεσή τους και διέταξε το social network to stop the transfer of personal data to the United States.
The French mandate is the first major action requiring measures to be taken against the transfer of personal data to the United States.
The transatlantic Safe Harbor pact, which allowed data to be transferred from Europe to America, was ruled illegal last year amid concerns about mass eavesdropping by the US government. At the time, the European data protection authorities said that data transfer companies had three months to create legal ones alternatives solutions for data transfer and storage.
This deadline expired last week, meaning that regulators may start taking legal action against companies that still use the Safe Harbor Data Transfer Agreement.
Its regulatory authority Frances reported that Facebook was even tracking non-users through a cookie placed on their browser when they visit a Facebook page, which does not comply with French privacy law.
If Facebook fails to comply within three months, it will be fined.