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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12315

29 August 2019
SECTORAL POLICIES / Justice
Collection of audio data by Facebook under scope of European data protection authorities
Brussels, 28/08/2019 (Agence Europe)

The Facebook social network could once again find itself under the scope of European data protection authorities after revelations in mid-August about its audio data collection practices.

After a long period of denial, Facebook finally admitted that it had transcribed audio chats carried out on its mobile application, Messenger, by some users, including about 50 Europeans. 

The social network reportedly employed hundreds of subcontractors to whom it sent anonymous samples of these messages...

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