Facebook pressed Irish ambassador to lobby US Congress members
Tech giant asked Daniel Mulhall to contact Friends of Ireland caucus over EU-US data transfers
Line between transport and tech blurred at CES as dash for data fuels innovation
Toyota reveals plans for 175-acre ‘smart city’ as Uber and Hyundai unveil €1.4bn taxi service
Facebook faces ‘symbolic’ £500,000 fine from UK regulator
Fine is less than 1% of company’s daily revenue in 2017
Facebook glitch shared 14 million users’ private posts publicly
Company says it will notify users affected by bug involving its ‘audience selector’ tool
Facebook to make its data policy easier to understand
Documents will explain how data from Facebook, Messenger and Instagram is used
Facebook makes privacy settings easier to find
As EU privacy rules tighten, social network announces move on Data Privacy Day
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Ireland’s nascent lobbying regime is generally seen as robust
Technology giants defend US’s privacy protection regime
Google, Microsoft and Facebook say they cannot tailor service to suit each country
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