Facebook bows to Belgian privacy ruling over cookies

Facebook has said that it will respond to a privacy ruling in Belgium by requiring users to log in to view pages on the site. The original ruling, made by the Belgian Privacy Commissioner (BPC) in November, relates to Facebook cookies that track the activity of non-users. The company expects to receive an order soon, which it will contest. But in the meantime, cookies will not be set for non-users and accounts will be needed to access content.