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> Online websites that embed a Facebook Like button are responsible for the data they send to Facebook and liable for the same penalties under EU data protectio

by xfitm3 7y ago

> Online websites that embed a Facebook Like button are responsible for the data they send to Facebook and liable for the same penalties under EU data protection laws, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) said in an opinion published today. While I won't miss social share buttons I don't agree with this heavy handed opinion. Facebook should responsible for the data they collect – not websites which use their widget. Safe harbor laws need to be strengthened.

M2Ys4U 7y ago
The website operator is deciding what data is sent to Facebook my implementing the button. How are they not a (joint) data controller in that respect? BTW, the article didn't actually spell this out, but the website operator's "responsibility is, however, limited to the operation or the set of personal data processing operations for which it actually determines the purposes and means, namely the collection and communication by transmission of the data in question." (translated using Google Translate from the French-language version of the judgment)
onetimemanytime 7y ago
>>Facebook should responsible for the data they collect – not websites which use their widget. Safe harbor laws need to be strengthened. In another POV: you are sending users and their data to FB by them using the share button you added to your site. YOU. The fact that FB is doing the same in violating the laws is separate. Now FB will create a new button From the press release: The consequence of embedding that button appears to be that when a visitor consults the website of Fashion ID, that visitor’s personal data are transmitted to Facebook Ireland. It seems that that transmission occurs without that visitor being aware of it and regardless of whether or not he or she is a member of the social network Facebook or has clicked on the ‘Like’ button.

by xfitm3 7y ago

M2Ys4U 7y ago

The website operator is deciding what data is sent to Facebook my implementing the button. How are they not a (joint) data controller in that respect? BTW, the article didn't actually spell this out, but the website operator's "responsibility is, however, limited to the operation or the set of personal data processing operations for which it actually determines the purposes and means, namely the collection and communication by transmission of the data in question." (translated using Google Translate from the French-language version of the judgment)

onetimemanytime 7y ago

>>Facebook should responsible for the data they collect – not websites which use their widget. Safe harbor laws need to be strengthened. In another POV: you are sending users and their data to FB by them using the share button you added to your site. YOU. The fact that FB is doing the same in violating the laws is separate. Now FB will create a new button From the press release: The consequence of embedding that button appears to be that when a visitor consults the website of Fashion ID, that visitor’s personal data are transmitted to Facebook Ireland. It seems that that transmission occurs without that visitor being aware of it and regardless of whether or not he or she is a member of the social network Facebook or has clicked on the ‘Like’ button.