German privacy advocates give Facebook an ultimatum on app center

Germany's biggest consumer lobby group believes Facebook is violating privacy laws with its new app center 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 center without notifying users. It will consider legal action against Menlo Park-based Facebook if the site fails to fix the problem by Sept. 4, a spokeswoman said.