BERLIN (AP) — A consumer protection group Germany has sent Facebook a “cease and desist” letter that claims the social-networking website breaches German privacy law.
The Federation of German Consumer Organizations says Facebook has one week to stop automatically giving third party applications information about its users without their explicit consent.
The group said in a statement Monday that if Facebook fails to comply by Sept. 4 it will sue the California company.
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