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Is this only about facebook tracking users via the like buttons on websites?

If so, I'm expecting the same reaction in the future about google analytics.

From the other hand, {facebook,google,random company} did not force someone to put the appropriate {buttons,code} in their site. Me thinks there's going to be some kind of settlement without too much fuss and they'll keep doing business as usual for an even more sucky web.

[tuacker]

They/Schrems have been at it for a while now. They initially tried to go through the Irish DPC (Data Protection Commissioner)[1] but that wasn't very fruitful. In 2013 they issued complaints in 3 different countries. Again no outcome[2] (see 'reactions'). Now they're at this lawsuit[3] regarding the following violations:

   - Data use policy which is invalid under EU law
   - The absence of effective consent to many types of data use
   - Support of the NSA’s ‘PRISM’ surveillance programme
   - Tracking of Internet users on external websites (e.g. through ‘Like buttons’)
   - Monitoring and analysis of users through ‘big data’ systems
   - Unlawful introduction of ‘Graph Search’
   - Unauthorised passing on of user data to external applications

Some more information about the suit can be found here https://www.fbclaim.com/ui/page/faqs

[1] http://www.europe-v-facebook.org/EN/Complaints/complaints.ht...

[2] http://www.europe-v-facebook.org/EN/Complaints/PRISM/prism.h...

[3] http://www.europe-v-facebook.org/EN/Complaints/Class_Action/...

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>>If so, I'm expecting the same reaction in the future about google analytics.

1) Google analytics is a service for tracking your visitors behavior.

2) Facebook like button is a like button.

You would be surprised if the "like button" silently tracked your visitors behavior -- just as you would be surprised if the "analytics script" silently liked googles own facebook page.

>>From the other hand, {facebook,google,random company} did not force someone to put the appropriate {buttons,code} in their site.

They are not getting sued for forcing someone. They are getting sued for adding unwanted/unadvertised functionality that undermines the right to privacy into their service.