Ireland's Data Protection Commission will conclude some of its investigations into Facebook in 'coming months,' its boss told CNBC.
In a CNBC interview Wednesday, Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon said "it's all going to remain to be seen" whether Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg are serious about aIn the meantime, Dixon said Ireland's Data Protection Commission will continue its investigations into Facebook and other U.S. tech giants as they face increased scrutiny by regulators around the world.
"There will certainly be some of the investigations into Facebook that will reach a conclusion in the coming months," Dixon told CNBC. She added she has met and spoke with "a number of the senior executives at Facebook." Asked whether Ireland's data protection authorities have been in touch with regulators at the Federal Trade Commission about a"We're all coming at the same issues from the different legal frameworks under which we operate under very similar goals in terms of the outcomes and the changes in behavior that we're hoping to drive," she said.
Facebook has faced backlash from politicians and regulators over the past year thanks to a series of privacy scandals and data breaches. CEO Mark
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