Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced that the Spanish government will investigate Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, for allegedly violating the privacy of millions of users. The investigation will be led by the Committee on Economy, Trade and Digital Transformation of the lower house of Parliament. It follows findings from research centres in Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands that identified a hidden mechanism used by Meta to track the web activity of Android users for almost a year. The data collected included browsing pages and was linked to users’ Facebook and Instagram accounts even when they used incognito mode or a VPN. The investigation aims to clarify the practices and protect fundamental rights.
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