BRUSSELS — The European Union’s consumer protection chief said Thursday she’s growing impatient with Facebook’s efforts to improve transparency with users about their data, warning it could face sanctions for not complying. The EU wants Facebook to give users more information about how their data is used and how it works with third party makers of apps, games and quizzes. The concerns took on greater urgency after the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal erupted, in which data on 87 million Facebook users was allegedly improperly harvested. “We want Facebook to be absolutely clear to its users about how their service operates and makes money,” she said. Facebook said it has already updated its terms of service in May to incorporate changes recommended at that point by EU authorities.

Source: National Post September 20, 2018 11:59 UTC