Security News > 2020 > February > Facebook Delays EU Dating Service Rollout After 'Dawn Raid'

Facebook has delayed the rollout of its dating service across the EU, following a Monday "Dawn raid" by Irish privacy investigators.

The Irish Data Protection Commission, which takes the lead on all General Data Protection Regulation probes of Facebook, says it was informed on Feb. 3 by the social network of its plan to introduce its dating service in the EU. "We were very concerned that this was the first that we'd heard from Facebook Ireland about this new feature, considering that it was their intention to roll it out ," the DPC says in a statement.

Subsequently, Facebook announced that it would delay the rollout of its dating service in the EU. "It's really important that we get the launch of Facebook Dating right so we are taking a bit more time to make sure the product is ready for the European market," a Facebook spokeswoman tells Information Security Media Group.

Facebook's dating service is now available in 20 countries, including the U.S., Argentina, Singapore and Thailand.

Facebook - like Apple, Microsoft, Twitter and many other technology giants - has made Ireland its EU main establishment.

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