The government of the Netherlands may consider completely discontinuing the use of Facebook due to security issues related to confidential data, reports De Telegraaf. The Dutch government attempted to negotiate with Meta, the parent company of Facebook, regarding data security issues, but the talks did not yield any results. Therefore, the government has initiated preparations for a ban on Facebook. Dutch Minister for Digitalisation, Alexandra van Huffelen, confirmed that the government has been concerned for several years about how Facebook processes confidential data. In 2017, at the request…