The Dutch government-affiliated watchdog said yesterday that it is probing changes in Facebook’s privacy policy, the latest skirmish in a wider fight over the commercial use of online personal data.
The announcement came a day after the Hague-based Data Protection Agency warned Google it was breaching data protection laws by using personal details for targeted advertising. Google faces a 15 million-euro ($18.7m) fine if it doesn’t fix the alleged breaches by the end of February, the DPA said.
“The DPA has decided to investigate Facebook’s newly-announced privacy policy,” it said in Tuesday’s statement.
