German consumer group sets Facebook privacy ultimatum[ Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:00:13 GMT ]FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's biggest consumer lobby group believes Facebook is violating privacy laws with its new app centre and has set a deadline for the social network operator to fix it, or potentially face legal action. The German federation of consumer organizations said on Monday the social network was giving away customer data via its new app centre without notifying users.