17-05-2017 22:57 via feeds.mashable.com

European nations fine Facebook over being cagey with users' data

Facebook is following Europeans without telling them, and it might one day cost them a giant chunk of cash. 
For now, the company is dealing with minor fines and not-so-nice press in both France and the Netherlands for allegedly violating user privacy. 
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The French Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés fined Facebook around $167,000 for violating the French Data Protection Act, accord
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