Brussels: Facebook must stop processing and tracking the online activities of Belgian internet users within 48 hours, a court in the country ruled, threatening the social media giant with a 250,000-euro about (269,000-dollar) daily fine otherwise.
Belgium's Privacy Commission had sued Facebook, alleging that the US company processes and monitors its users' personal data without consent. It also accused the firm of tracking non-members' online habits through cookies targeting anyone who opens its website.
The privacy authority had pushed for a daily fine of 250,000 euros, German News Agency reported (dpa).
The Brussels civil court, which was handling the case, met that request on Monday, according to the Belga news agency.
Facebook had previously rejected the accusations, saying that it complies with European data protection laws.
Its lawyers had also argued that the commission and Belgian court have no jurisdiction because the company's European headquarters are located in Ireland.
QNA
