Facebook faces watchdog probe

GERMANY’S cartel office is investigating Facebook for suspected abuse of market power over breaches of data protection laws – in the first formal probe of the social network for violating competition rules.

The watchdog said it suspected Facebook’s terms of service regarding how the company makes use of users’ data may abuse its possibly dominant position in the social networking market.

Facebook said it is ‘confident that we comply with the law and we look forward to working with the Federal Cartel Office to answer their questions’.