Israel says it is launching an investigation into Facebook following the scandal involving data mining firm Cambridge Analytica.

The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority says Thursday the alleged privacy breach raised the possibility of “infringements” of Israel’s privacy law. The law states that personal data may only be used for “the purpose for which it was given, with the consent of the individual,” the authority says in a statement.

The authority says it will investigate whether the personal data of Israelis was illegally used.

Facebook has faced a backlash over the scandal. Politicians in the U.S. and Britain have called for the company to explain its data practices in detail. State attorneys general in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey have opened investigations into the case. And some have rallied to a movement that urges people to delete their Facebook accounts entirely.

(AP)