Facebook is being investigated by California for privacy violations

The investigation, which had not been previously disclosed, has been underway for more than a year. Its existence was confirmed Wednesday when California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, in a court filing, said Facebook should be forced to cooperate with the investigation."If Facebook had complied with our legitimate investigative requests, we would not be making this announcement today," Becerra said."But our work must move forward.

Earlier this year Facebook disclosed it's involved in another investigation by the Federal Trade Commission, after the agency reached a $5 billion settlement with the company over privacy matters.Read MoreSince last June, California's investigation into Facebook has involved two subpoenas containing more than a dozen questions and several requests for documents.

we have a beautiful state with a slimy government here. I wonder what 'information' slimy Gavin wants from facebook.

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