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Germany institutes legal action against Facebook

A data protection official in Hamburg, Germany has issued a legal complaint against social network group Facebook, it was reported on Wednesday. Johannes Caspar said his data protection office has a problem with Facebook saving personal data of users who don't even subscribe to the site. Facebook faces a fine that could run to tens of thousands of Euros. Read more: AP

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