New York report confirms Facebook improperly collected personal information
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FILE - This July 16, 2013 file photo shows a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Beginning Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 U.S. Facebook users who post about voting may start seeing an addendum to their messages labels directing readers to authoritative information about the upcoming presidential election. It s the social network s latest step to to combat election-related misinformation on its platform as the Nov. 3 election nears a?” one in which many voters may be submitting ballots by mail for the first time. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)Ben Margot
ALBANY The state released the results of an investigation Thursday that found Facebook had improperly collected highly invasive personal data including tracking of menstruation and fertility from outside app developers that used Facebook s Software Development Kit.