[gnso-rds-pdp-wg] Facebook loses Belgian court case over consent and tracking

[Sam Lanfranco]

And the beat goes on:

“Facebook ordered to stop collecting user data by Belgian court. Social 
network instructed to delete illegally collected data or face €100m in 
fines after it loses case over consent and tracking.”

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/feb/16/facebook-ordered-stop-collecting-user-data-fines-belgian-court

Richard Allan, Facebook’s vice president of public policy for EMEA, said 
the company was disappointed with the verdict and intended to appeal: 
“The cookies and pixels we use are industry standard technologies and 
enable hundreds of thousands of businesses to grow their businesses and 
reach customers across the EU.

/*Important point: */For the social media companies the harvesting of 
personal data is more than a privacy issue. It is central to their 
business plans and their market valuations. To quote a Canadian 
litigation law firm, companies will litigate "...until hell freezes 
over", and when hell freezes over "...they will strap on ice skates and 
continue to litigate".

As we work with RDS/WhoIS policy it is worth remembering that these are 
hundred million dollar issues for the companies. They view tens of 
millions a year in litigation as a "good investment".

Sam L.
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