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Technology EU tells Meta to address consumer fears over ‘pay for privacy’ Brussels — EU consumer authorities told Facebook owner Meta on Monday to take action to assuage European consumer groups’... Read more 23 Jul, 2024
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World European consumers challenge Meta paid service as privacy ‘smokescreen’ Brussels – Consumer groups from eight EU countries lodged complaints on Thursday against Meta, accusing the US company of... Read more 29 Feb, 2024
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