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California sues Facebook in privacy probe

Nov. 07, 2019 California

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra wants Facebook to turn over emails, documents, etc. related to an 18-month investigation into the company’s data protection and privacy practices. Photo credit: Pete Linforth/CC 2.0, via Pixabay

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra wants Facebook to turn over emails, documents, etc. related to an 18-month investigation into the company’s data protection and privacy practices.

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