Facebook fined by German court for violating data privacy of users

A German court has fined Facebook for refusing to follow an order to adequately inform users about how it was using their intellectual property.
A German court has fined Facebook 100,000 euros ($109,000) for refusing to follow an order to adequately inform users about how it was using their intellectual property, a consumer group said on Monday.
News of the ruling followed a visit last week by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in which he mounted a charm offensive in the face of increasing antipathy