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Facebook says it gave companies 'one-time' access to user data after restricting information 2015

Facebook says it gave companies 'one-time' access to user data after restricting information 2015

5 years ago
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https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/01/facebook-says-it-gave-companies-access-to-user-data-after-restricting-.html

Facebook has admitted that it gave dozens of companies access to its users’ data after saying it had restricted access to such data back in 2015, the latest wrinkle in a firestorm over how the social network manages user information.

In news first reported by The Wall Street Journal, Facebook handed a 747-page document to U.S. lawmakers released late Friday. In that cache of information, Facebook said it granted 61 companies like AOL, Nike, UPS and dating app Hinge a "one-time" six-month extension to comply with its policy changes on user data. In addition, there are at least five other firms that may have accessed limited data, due to access they were granted as part of a Facebook experiment, the company added.