Meta faces second EU challenge to 'pay for privacy'

PARIS: European consumer groups lodged on Thursday a complaint against Meta's system allowing Facebook and Instagram users to pay to opt out of data tracking, the second challenge this week. Meta sells data on its users to advertisers but has long struggled to provide a justification that satisfies EU data privacy laws. The Silicon Valley firm began allowing users of Instagram and Facebook in Europe to pay between 10 and 13 euros (around $11 and $14) a month to opt out of data sharing earlier this month. But European consumer groups said the choice was not legal. "This is an unfair choice for users, which runs afoul of EU consumer law on several counts and must be stopped," said a statement from the European Consumer Organization (BEUC), a Brussels-based umbrella group. Get the latest news delivered to your inbox Sign up for The Manila Times newsletters By signing up with an email ...