02
Jun
A Spanish data watchdog has put the brakes on two election products from Meta that were meant to roll out ahead of the upcoming European election.The Spanish Data Protection Agency suspended Meta's Election Day Information and Voter Information Unit products amid concerns that they collected unnecessary election data from Facebook and Instagram users, the agency announced on May 31.The products would have provided reminders to Facebook and Instagram users about the European Parliament elections, which are set to begin June 6. But the Spanish Data Protection Agency said Meta would be able to "process personal data such as, among others,…