EU to check how Facebook, Google use data

'The Commission has sent out questionnaires as part of a preliminary investigation into Google's and Facebook's data practices,' a Commission spokeswoman said. — AFP

BRUSSELS: The European Commission said on Dec 2 it had begun a "preliminary investigation" into how Facebook and Google collect personal data and what they do with it.

"The Commission has sent out questionnaires as part of a preliminary investigation into Google's and Facebook's data practices," a Commission spokeswoman told AFP.