Cybersecurity

Facebook Faces 7 Data Probes as Irish Watchdog Gets Tough

Irish data commissioner speaks about open probes in interview
Google was fined a record $57 million in France last month

The Facebook Inc. logo sits on screens ahead of the global launch event of "Workplace" at the Facebook Inc. offices in London, U.K.Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg

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By Stephanie Bodoni

February 1, 2019 at 9:08 AM UTC

Updated on

February 1, 2019 at 12:29 PM UTC

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Facebook Inc. faces seven separate data-protection probes in Ireland as the country’s privacy regulator looks to take advantage of new rules that allow it to impose hefty fines.

The investigations are among 16 cases targeting big technology companies including Twitter Inc., Apple Inc., LinkedIn Corp., and also Facebook’s WhatsApp and Instagram, Helen Dixon, Ireland’s data protection commissioner, said in an interview.