In addition to looking at the data deals, the probes focus on disclosures that the company shared the user data of 87 million people with Cambridge Analytica.US federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into data deals Facebook Inc struck with some of the world's largest technology companies, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
Both companies are among the more than 150, including Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc and Microsoft Corp , that have entered into partnerships with Facebook for access to the personal information of hundreds of millions of its users, according to the report. In addition to looking at the data deals, the probes focus on disclosures that the company shared the user data of 87 million people with Cambridge Analytica, a British consulting firm that worked with US President Donald Trump's campaign.
"We've provided public testimony, answered questions, and pledged that we will continue to do so," Facebook said in a statement.