Facebook complains that EU is invading its privacy
Social network says the European Commission is demanding irrelevant disclosure in its investigation
31 August 2020 - 16:13
San Francisco — Facebook has accused the European Commission of demanding the disclosure of irrelevant data, including details of correspondence with bereaved staff and of security risks to employees’ families.
The social network sued the European Commission in July, winning a temporary halt to officials’ demands to turn over internal documents that matched certain search terms. The alleged extent of regulators’ demands for information emerged in filings to the EU’s general court published in the EU’s official journal on Monday...
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