After Facebook data from 50 million users were allegedly misused for Trump campaign, EU Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová has announced a tough gait against company. "I demand furr clarification from Facebook about extent to which European users are affected," said commissioner of picture on Sunday. According to newspaper, she wants to address this demand on Monday in a letter to Facebook managing director Sheryl Sandberg.
In a trip to United States, US Government and competent authorities assured her that "y take accusations very seriously and work to prepare necessary steps," Jourová said. At same time, European data protection authorities were asked to give a "European response", Jourová demanded. "This scandal should be a wake-up call for all of us: how we handle our personal data can have a massive impact. This is ultimately about foundations of our democracy. "
From May it can be expensive for FacebookJourová referred to tightened European data protection rules (DSGVO), which enter into force in May: "With possible penalties of up to four percent of worldwide sales, Facebook will also be very careful about how data misuse can be prevented in future," said The European Commissioner.
The BundesdatenschutzbeauftragteAndrea Voßhoff told world on Sunday that such laws could only have a deterrent effect. Neverless, re will always be such incidents, she said. "No good law kannDatenmissbrauch prevent it." Voßhoff does not expect that Facebook users will turn ir backs on social network after scandal Massenhaft. "I think is not that it will come because of recent headlines about GroßenFluchtbewegungen among Facebook users." Dafürsei for many people social pressure is too great to belong to such a network.
However, in a BamSvorgenommenen survey conducted by Opinion Research institute Emnid, 60 percent of respondents thought that social networks such as Facebook would have a negative impact on democracy. 89 percent of respondents said that Facebook was able to influence people's political opinions.
The British analysis firm Cambridge Analyticawird accused of having used personal Facebook user data in an unfair manner to support UmUS President Donald Trump in election campaign. On Friday, investigators of British DatenschutzbehördeICO, searched offices of company. The chief and founder of world's largest social network, Mark Zuckerberg, acknowledged omissions. Minister of Justice Katarina Barley quoted for Monday DenVizeeuropachef of Facebook, Richard Allan, in her ministry to learn more about role of group in Derjüngsten affair.
Date Of Update: 26 March 2018, 12:03
