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Facebook is giving users more details on the data it collects about them and how it’s used.
The company is updating its “Access Your Information” feature, first rolled out in 2018, to make it easier for users to see their personal information and activities across the site, as well as how it might be used to target ads to them. Here’s what it does — and what it doesn’t.
The feature is available for iOS and Android devices now, and Facebook says it will be rolled out for other platforms soon. If you want to see it for yourself, go to Settings & Privacy > Privacy Shortcuts > Your Facebook Information > Access Your Information.