Facebook Escapes Irish Fines | Talking Points Memo

Updated: 11:11 am ET, Wednesday, December 21

It’s not just U.S. regulators that Facebook has spent the last part of 2011 worrying about: The world’s largest social network — which has European headquarters located in Dublin, Ireland — was also being audited by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s office from October to December and could have potentially faced a fine of up to 100,000 euros (about $130,000) if found guilty of violating European data law.


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