Facebook, Google et al grapple with France in privacy row

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    Date: 
    5 April 2011

    Facebook, Google and around 20 other internet firms are reportedly set to file a complaint against a decree issued by France's State Council that requires the companies to retain web surfers' personal data for 12 months.

    According to the AFP, a case is being brought by the French Association of Internet Community Services (ASIC) on behalf of the aforementioned web outfits as well as other big players that operate in France, such as Dailymotion and eBay.