Facebook agrees to delete data from EU users

Social networking giant Facebook has agreed to delete data collected from EU users for its facial-recognition feature by mid-October.

The company, which has its international headquarters in Dublin, could be fined up to €100,000 if it does not comply with the orders from the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) within four weeks.

The social media site was last year warned to make widespread changes by the office of the commissioner, which included tightening its privacy practices and deleting unneeded data sooner.