Facebook facing 10th GDPR probe over data leak
By 
Neil Hodge2021-04-14T17:10:00
The Irish Data Protection Commission has launched an inquiry into Facebook over concerns the social media giant may not have properly disclosed the full extent of its recent data leak.
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