California AG reveals Facebook probe, says company has been dragging its feet

New court documents give the first look into the state of CA’s 18-month-long investigation into Facebook’s privacy dealings. In those documents, CA State Attorney General Xavier Becerra says Facebook has failed to comply with its subpoenas for more information in the state’s ongoing privacy investigation. It represents the first time the state has acknowledged the probe into Facebook, as investigators don’t disclose active probes, “unless there’s a legal action that makes it public,” Becerra said.  “This is one of those times,” Becerra said. “If Facebook had complied with our legitimate investigative requests, we would not be making these announcements today, but our work must move forward.”  Becerra is now asking the San Francisco County Superior Court to require Facebook to comply with its requests for additional documents related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The information they’re seeking to obtain includes communications among executives, documentation of any changes made to Facebook’s privacy settings, as well as any documents detailing Facebook’s privacy program.