In November 2018, the antitrust body ruled that Facebook had
not informed users properly about its collection and use of data.
It fined the U.S. company 5 million euros ($5.5 million) and
asked it to publish an amended statement on the homepage of its website for
Italy, on the Facebook app, and on the personal page of each registered Italian
user.
"The current investigation has proved that ...(the
company has) not published the amended statement and has not stopped the
established unfair practice," the regulator said in its statement.
Given the economic value of the data for Facebook, it said
users should be put in a position to decide whether it should be used.
A Facebook spokesman said the company had taken notice of
the regulator's announcement but would "await the Council of State
decision on our appeal against the Authority’s initial findings".
The spokesman added that Facebook had already made changes, including to its term of service to clarify how data to provide its services and tailored advertising are used. - Reuters
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