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.

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