The tech giant is its own judge and jury. IMHO to be complete the law should require web widget providers to serve what it says on the tin. AND NOTHING ELSE

The tech giant is its own judge and jury. IMHO to be complete the law should require web widget providers to serve what it says on the tin. AND NOTHING ELSE If it is a button so that users can bookmark articles on the facebook website then it shall only do that, nothing else. And so on: the webmaster must host the image himself. If the functionality can be accomplished with html there shall be no javascript. If there is a need for javascript it will be hosted by the webmaster and shall require consent before calling home to the mothership. For example, visiting a store doesn't give the store owner the right to search your bag. Then lets not stop there and include all advertisement??? The advertiser knows the topic of the website he is advertising on, he knows what kind of audience is attracted by a specific article. He can place his advertisement at the top or the bottom to further filter down. This gives him everything he need to advertise his product on that website. The web master can host the images. A neutral 3rd party, preferably a government agency, can track impressions and provide the advertiser with a crude estimate of traffic by region. I think it shouldn't stop at having other people do all kinds of things and pay for it. The EU could easily fund its own technologies. THE EU could give you [say] a Facebook like button in html and require you use it. That they have their own TOS is just irrelevant. Or worse, Facebook shouldn't have to invest in terms of service. We should have detailed laws removing the need for a TOS. Standard laws for social networks should apply. A restaurant owner doesn't have to clutter up his place with 100 no smoking signs. There is no contract to sign before you can eat.