Facebook's Small Print Might Be Next Big Antitrust Target
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-03/facebook-s-small-print-might-be-antitrust-s-next-big-target
Germany's Federal Cartel Office is examining whether Facebook
essentially takes advantage of its popularity to bully users
into agreeing to terms and conditions they might not
understand. The details that users provide help generate the
targeted ads that make the company so rich. In the eyes of
the Cartel Office, Facebook is "extorting" information from
its users, said Frederik Wiemer, a lawyer at Heuking Kuehn
Lueer Wojtek in Hamburg. "Whoever doesn't agree to the data
use, gets locked out of the social network community," he
said. "The fear of social isolation is exploited to get access
to the complete surfing activities of users."
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More bull from the money-grubbing EU -- who views USA firms like giant
piggy banks to raid. As much as I disagree with many aspects of how
Facebook operates, this entire line of inquiry by EU countries is total
hogwash. Oh, and here's a secret: You're not forced to use Facebook at
all. I don't. And I never feel the slightest need to alter that
stance. Act like adults, not sheep.
--Lauren--
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