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So how exactly do they collect data on people who are not on FB? Through websites with their tracking codes - and that's why the EU introduced so called 'cookie
by TomMarius 9y ago
So how exactly do they collect data on people who are not on FB? Through websites with their tracking codes - and that's why the EU introduced so called 'cookie law' that says a website can't track you until you give consent (e.g. by continuing to use the website).
There's of course the way of other people giving them your data such as photos of you - but that's illegal and against FB TOS.
- mziel 9y agoI will repeat my comment as you seem to be repeating the same argument. It's not "consent" as understood by GPDR and ePrivacy. You had no recourse not to give it, therefore it was not willing and informed. Implied consent ("agree or leave") is not deemed sufficient by GDPR. According to the law you can't condition the service you're providing on collecting unrelated (to that service) data.
- TomMarius 9y agoGDPR is a new law that's not even codified in most of the EU. FB is an USA company.
- mziel 9y agoGDPR has been there for 2 years [1] and will start to be enforced come May. Facebook has a presence in the EU, since they're selling data about European users to European companies. Therefore they need to comply with European law. [1] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj http://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj
- detaro 9y agoWhere do facebook ToS forbid uploading pictures of non-members?
- TomMarius 9y agoIn the part where they ask you to follow the laws. Also not of "non-members" but of "people that didn't give you consent to share the content with a third party".