Germany’s anti-trust watchdog restricts Facebook’s data collection via other sites
By DW
23 February 2019 |
8:07 am
Facebook faces restrictions in Germany on its collection of data from other sites that it owns like Whatsapp. The social media giant intends to appeal, claiming the watchdog underestimated the competition it faced.
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