Facebook wins appeal against Belgian privacy watchdog over tracking

Social network's base of operations in Ireland puts it out of Belgium's jurisdiction, appeals court rules

Facebook has successfully overturned a decision that blocked the social network from using its so-called datr cookies to track the internet activity of logged-out users in Belgium.

This is the latest twist in the long-running case that saw the Belgian Privacy Commission (BPC) demand Facebook stop the use of some cookies that allowed it to track users outside of Facebook.