Contrary to what Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg intimated on several occasions, the social network does not plan to apply the EU general data protection regulation (GDPR) in relation to non-European users. According to Reuters, and confirmed by the group, on Thursday 19 April, Facebook will place the data processing of nearly 1.5 billion users under the aegis of American law, which gives far less protection.
The American social network giant stated in a press release on Wednesday: “As...