France wants Facebook to stop sending user data to the U.S.
- 8 years ago
Facebook has three months to stop tracking France.
France's data protection watchdog CNIL has ordered Facebook to stop tracking non-users without consent and also transferring data to the U.S.
The order comes after an October ruling from the European Union that invalidated a longstanding trans-Atlantic data transfer agreement, known as the Safe Harbor Act.
"Facebook transfers personal data to the United States on the basis of Safe Harbour, although the Court of Justice of the European Union declared invalid such transfers in its ruling of October 6, 2015," the French CNIL said in a statement.
CNIL claims Facebook tracks non-users by placing cookies on their browser without them knowing, and is asking for the company to inform the users of their activity.
France's data protection watchdog CNIL has ordered Facebook to stop tracking non-users without consent and also transferring data to the U.S.
The order comes after an October ruling from the European Union that invalidated a longstanding trans-Atlantic data transfer agreement, known as the Safe Harbor Act.
"Facebook transfers personal data to the United States on the basis of Safe Harbour, although the Court of Justice of the European Union declared invalid such transfers in its ruling of October 6, 2015," the French CNIL said in a statement.
CNIL claims Facebook tracks non-users by placing cookies on their browser without them knowing, and is asking for the company to inform the users of their activity.