Sites could be liable for helping Facebook secretly track your web browsing, says EU court

The European Union’s top court says website owners could face legal risk over Facebook’s ubiquitous “Like” buttons. The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled today that site owners could be held liable for transmitting data to Facebook without users’ consent — which appears to be exactly what happens when users visit a site with a Like button, whether or not they click it.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/29/8934924/facebook-like-buttons-court-justice-eu-ruling-privacy-data-protection-tracking?source=Snapzu