Facebook Data Collection: Germany Investigates Social Network 'Extorting' User Info

Germany may soon launch an investigation into Facebook over the social network's broad privacy policy that allows it to collect massive amounts of information from users. They, in part, blame the "fine print" of Facebook's terms of service. The Federal Cartel Office, Germany's national competition regulator, believes Facebook is "extorting" its users by making them agree to terms and conditions they may not fully understand in order to use the popular service. German regulators have also floated the possibility that anti-trust actions could use this angle in the courts. Read: Why Was Google Fined $2.7 Billion By The European Union?