Facebook chief operating officer Sandberg said that a breakup (of US tech companies) might only serve to help competitors from China. — AFP Relaxnews
LONDON: Facebook Inc, Google and Apple Inc are all at risk of hefty fines if the European data protection regulator probing them finds they violated European Union privacy rules.
Helen Dixon, Ireland’s data protection commissioner, said she has about 20 investigations open into big technology companies, including Twitter Inc and Facebook’s WhatsApp and Instagram platforms.
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