New York report confirms Facebook improperly collected personal information
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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.
NY report confirms Facebook improperly collected personal data
Updated Feb 19, 2021;
Posted Feb 19, 2021
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Edward McKinley, Times Union, Albany, N.Y. (TNS)
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.
The collection of the data was contrary to Facebook’s own policies, the report says. The investigation was conducted by New York’s Department of Financial Services.