Vragen over de privacy van gebruikers van Facebook

Indiendatum: nov. 2015

Vraag met verzoek om schriftelijk antwoord aan de Commissie
Artikel 130 van het Reglement
Anja Hazekamp (GUE/NGL), Merja Kyllönen (GUE/NGL), Rina Ronja Kari (GUE/NGL), Stefan Eck (GUE/NGL), Martina Anderson (GUE/NGL), Lynn Boylan (GUE/NGL), Matt Carty (GUE/NGL), Liadh Ní Riada (GUE/NGL)

On 9/11/2015, a Belgian court ordered Facebook to stop tracking non-members in the country without their consent [1]. The Belgian Privacy Commission brought a case against Facebook in June, because non-members that connected to websites which have links to the social network through Facebook’s “like” button, had data collected on their online activities through use of a "Datr Cookie". The court stated that Facebook did not have individuals’ consent to gather information. Furthermore, it stated that Europe’s national privacy authorities had the right to intervene if they believed their citizens’ data was at risk when companies moved information outside national borders.

1) Which measures is the Commission planning to take vis-a-vis Facebook to ensure EU citizens' privacy is adequately safeguarded, taking into account the preliminary ruling of the ECJ in Case C 362/14? Will the Commission take steps to prohibit the use in the EU of "Datr Cookies" or cookies of equivalent effect?

2) To which extent does the Commission agree that any transfer of data of Facebook’s European subscribers to the United States should be suspended on the ground that that country does not afford an adequate level of protection of personal data?

[1] http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34765937