EU says that websites with Facebook Like button are liable for private data sharing

The fingers of Facebook have spread like a cancer across the internet. Even people who have made the conscious decision to boycott the network find it near-impossible to completely avoid its reach thanks to the prevalence of Like buttons. Now the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that websites with embedded Like buttons can be held responsible for the transmission of data to Facebook. This is a particularly important ruling do to the fact that Like buttons can be used to share information about site visitors without the need for the button to be clicked. See also:… [Continue Reading]