Facebook under criminal investigation over data sharing with tech firms – report

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[text_block id=”e0486506636366c8248e94e52bf92c50″ content=”‹¨›p‹˜›Via the Guardian‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›div class‹´›‹²›css-1pu1n8z‹²›‹˜›Julia Carrie Wong and agencies‹¨›/div‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›@juliacarriew‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›h2‹˜›An investigation by federal prosecutors adds to a laundry list of inquiries since the Cambridge Analytica revelations one year ago.‹¨›/h2‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Facebook is under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors examining its data-sharing deals with other major technology companies, according to the New York Times.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›A New York grand jury has subpoenaed records from “at least two prominent makers of smartphones and other devices”, the Times reported, citing two unnamed sources.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›The two companies are among more than 150, including Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, that have entered into partnerships with Facebook for access to the personal information of hundreds of millions of its users, according to the report.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›“We are cooperating with investigators and take those probes seriously,” a Facebook spokesman told the Times. “We’ve provided public testimony, answered questions and pledged that we will continue to do so.”‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›‹¨›a href‹´›‹²›https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/mar/13/facebook-data-sharing-investigation‹²› target‹´›‹²›_blank‹²› rel‹´›‹²›noopener‹²›‹˜›Read the full story on the Guardian.‹¨›/a‹˜›‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›#Facebook, #Privacy, #Consent, #Data, #GDPR, #Investigation, #NYtimes,‹¨›/p‹˜›” paragraph_whitespace=”false” text_size=”” line_height=”” text_color=”” margin=”0px 0px 15px 0px” class=”” _fw_coder=”aggressive” __fw_editor_shortcodes_id=”01ee7c2deac1f9cebd82619479da8c68″][/text_block]
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