
29
Mar
Statement in response to Facebook’s announcement that it will be shutting down its partner category service
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Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said:
“I welcome Facebook’s announcement that it will be shutting down its partner category service, using third party data to inform targeted advertising. I have been examining this service in the context of my wider investigation into the use of personal data for political purposes and had raised it with Facebook as a significant area of concern. The use of third party sources of data will be covered in more detail in the report my office will publish soon.”