Conform CNN, Comisarul Guvernului German pentru protectia informatiei, Thilo Weichert, a facut un anunt oficial in care recomanda evitarea butonului Like de pe Facebook, intrucat acesta creaza pe serverele retelei de socializare un profil al fiecarui utilizator, ce permite urmarirea persoanei timp de 2 ani
“Whoever visits facebook.com or uses a plug-in must expect that he or she will be tracked by the company for two years,” Weichert said in the statement. “Facebook builds a broad individual — and for members even a personalized — profile.”