Using Facebook's "Like" feature makes 3rd party websites liable

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Using Facebook's "Like" feature makes 3rd party websites liable

Facebook Inc.’s “Like” button makes third-party websites responsible for processing people’s data under the European Union’s privacy rules, according to the EU’s top court.

The EU Court of Justice weighed in on a dispute after an online fashion retailer was accused of violating EU law by embedding a Like plugin, which a local consumer association said allowed the social media company to collect data on the site’s users. [Bloomberg]
 
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