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Facebook under formal GDPR probe in Ireland over major dataset leak

( April 14, 2021, 14:34 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Facebook faces a regulatory investigation in Ireland over a major dataset leak affecting 530 million users worldwide, the nation's Data Protection Commission said today. Following early engagement with the social platform, the DPC said that "one or more provisions of the [EU General Data Protection Regulation] … may have been and/or are being infringed," which justifies a full-scale probe.Statement follows....

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