After India, Now, Germany warns Facebook

New Delhi, Mar 22: Germany's justice minister Katarina Barley has asked Facebook to clarify whether the personal data of the social media site’s 30 million users in the country were protected from unlawful use by third parties, according to a report.

She said that, Facebook's management in Europe must explain to the German government how data of millions of American Facebook users reached Cambridge Analytica, a consultancy hired by U.S. President Donald Trump for his 2016 election campaign.

"The question of what happens with the data of 30 million German users is a central issue of consumer protection," she said.

Earlier, India has warned Facebook, that, Union Law minister Prasad cautioned the social media giant and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg of repercussions under IT Act in case of any data breach came to light.