Facebook won’t ‘like’ its 17th complaint

FACEBOOK bosses in Ireland are to come under pressure after it emerged another complaint (the 17th so far) is on its way to the Data Protection Commissioner.

The complaints by an Austrian-based group relate to claims about how the social network giant gathers, handles and uses the personal data of members. The complaints are being lodged with the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) as Facebook’s Europe headquarters is based here.

The latest complaint centres around the “like” button, which is prevalent on many websites, and allows Facebook to track the online activity of any web users, not just members.