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Old Aug 23, 2011, 09:39 AM   #1
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Germany Orders Websites to Remove Facebook 'Like' Buttons
The order came from the data protection commissioner of the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Thilo Weichert, who explained the following:


"Whoever visits Facebook.com or uses a plug-in must expect that he or she will be tracked by the company for two years. Facebook builds a broad individual and for members even a personalized profile."



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Old Aug 23, 2011, 04:17 PM   #2
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Re: Germany Orders Websites to Remove Facebook 'Like' Buttons
Quite right. That Like-button logs you everywhere after you've signed in to Facebook. It's a behaviour that ought to be easily turned off, but it's not. Because it gets facebook power and attention.
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Re: Germany Orders Websites to Remove Facebook 'Like' Buttons
even if you don't click on it?
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Re: Germany Orders Websites to Remove Facebook 'Like' Buttons
It does say at one point that "Facebook builds a broad individual and for members even a personalized profile." That would imply that an individual profile, albeit a less personalized one, is being compiled even for non-members, so you don't even have to use it. Which means that you just visit a page that contains the "Like" button and you're booked, without any warning or choice in the matter (kind of like Google Analytics if I understand the matter correctly).
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Let's face it, we are all screwed, no more privacy.
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