Facebook’s Privacy Policy Reviewed by Hamburg Data Regulator
Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook Inc. meets Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor as they arrive for the internet session of the Group of Eight summit in Deauville, France, on Thursday, May 26, 2011.
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Facebook Inc. is being quizzed by Hamburg’s privacy watchdog amid concerns the social network giant’s revamped user-data policies may violate German law.
Facebook was given until the end of the next month to respond to questions on the data handling and may face a probe if it fails to allay concerns, the regulator, Johannes Caspar, said Wednesday in Berlin. He also discussed the issue with lawmakers at a hearing at the German parliament earlier today.