FACEBOOK IS SPYING, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! NOT FACEBOOK, NOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
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Too much?
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Shocked on my part?
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No.
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Facebook is spying on people around the world ‘just like America’s NSA’ says data protection watchdog during court hearing in Belgium where the company is accused of violating privacy laws
- Belgian Privacy Commission has brought a lawsuit against social network
- It has accused Facebook of 'trampling all over European privacy laws'
- Facebook has repeatedly denied claims made by the commission
Facebook has been accused of spying on users in a fashion similar to methods used by America's National Security Agency (NSA).
The Belgian Privacy Commission has brought a lawsuit against the social network, after accusing it of 'trampling all over European privacy laws'.
Frederic Debussere, a lawyer representing the privacy commission, made the comparison with the NSA during opening statements.
Accused: Facebook has been accused of spying on users like America's National Security Agency (NSA)
The Guardian reports that Mr Debussere, referring to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden's revalations, told a Belgian court at a hearing in Brussels on Monday: 'When it became known that the NSA was spying on people all around the world, everybody was upset.
'This actor [Facebook] is doing the very same thing, albeit in a different way.'
The data protection authority, which accuses Facebook of tracking non-users and those who have logged out of their accounts for advertising purposes, is threatening Facebook with a fine of 250,000 euros each day.
In May, the commission accused the social network of tracking people online without consent while dodging questions from national regulators.
The commission published a report analysing changes the company made to its privacy policy in January and said: 'Facebook tramples on European and Belgian privacy laws'.
The data protection authority accuses Facebook, whose CEO is Mark Zuckerberg (pictured), of tracking non-users and those who have logged out of their accounts for advertising purpose
At the time, it said in a statement that Facebook has refused to recognise Belgian and other EU national jurisdictions - as the company insists it is subject only to Irish law, which is where its European headquarters are based.
The report also found that 'Facebook has shown itself particularly miserly in giving precise answers,' adding that the results of the study by a group of researchers were 'disconcerting'.
Facebook has denied claims made by the commission and a spokesman told The Guardian: 'We will show the court how this technology protects people from spam, malware, and other attacks, that our practices are consistent with EU law and with those of the most popular Belgian websites.'
The social network has repeatedly said it's European operations and practices are 'audited and governed by the Irish data protection agency' because the headquarters are in Dubin.
However, Mr Debussere urged people not to be 'intimidated by Facebook'.
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