A federal grand jury in New York subpoenaed records from at least two makers of smartphones and other electronic devices that had entered into partnerships with Facebook,on Wednesday, citing unidentified people familiar with the requests. The U.S. attorney’s office in Brooklyn, N.Y., declined to comment. Facebook said in July it had received questions from U.S.
agencies including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and the FBI, and was cooperating.“It has already been reported that there are ongoing federal investigations, including by the Department of Justice," a Facebook representative said in a statement."As we’ve said before, we are cooperating with investigators and take those probes seriously. We’ve provided public testimony, answered questions, and pledged that we will continue to do so.
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Good!
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I predict that Facebook as we now know it won't exist by the end of the year. It'll become a thinned-out version with half the users and this will be a good thing for everyone.
Facebook has engaged in illegal data mining despite their excuses and worthless explanations to the contrary. IMHO.
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