European Union to investigate alleged Facebook data breach

Legislators for the European Union have announced an investigation after allegations user data of 50 million Facebook accounts were misused. The investigation comes after Christopher Wylie, a whistle-blower who worked for data analytics company Cambridge Analytica, said on Saturday data of the 50 million users were harvested without their knowledge or consent. Antonio Tajani, president of the European Parliament, said on Twitter the allegations, if true, constitute "an unacceptable violation of our citizens' privacy rights". "The European Parliament will investigate fully, calling digital platforms to account," he said. Allegations of misuse of Facebook user data is an unacceptable violation of our citizens' privacy rights.