#extensive access

AP FACT CHECK: Facebook defines ‘permission’ loosely

Facebook gave some companies such as Apple, Amazon and Yahoo more extensive access to users’ personal data, effectively exempting them from the company’s usual privacy rules, according to a New York Times report.

Facebook enabled partners to offer services that tap into Facebook accounts and features. For example, Spotify was able to offer a feature that lets its users share song lists with their…

Report: Facebook shared private messages with partners

Facebook gave some companies more extensive access to users’ personal data than it has previously revealed, letting them read private messages or see the names of friends without consent, according to a New York Times report.

The newspaper on Wednesday detailed special arrangements between Facebook and companies such as Microsoft, Netflix and Spotify, in the latest revelations on how the social…