Germany's antitrust watchdog plans to take action against Facebook this year (FB)

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• Germany's antitrust watchdog is planning to take action against Facebook this year.
• It previously found that the Silicon Valley firm abused its market dominance. 
• The probe isn't expected to end in fines for Facebook — but the company could be forced to make changes.

BONN, Germany (Reuters) - Germany's antitrust watchdog expects to take first steps this year in its probe against Facebook after finding that the social media giant abused its market dominance to gather data on people without their knowledge or consent.

The probe is being closely watched in Europe amid mounting concerns over leaks of data on tens of millions of Facebook users, as well as the extensive use of targeted ads by foreign powers seeking to influence elections in the United States.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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