Fb has suspended ‘tens of thousands’ of apps suspected of hoarding knowledge

Fb has suspended “tens of thousands” of apps hooked up to its platform which it suspects is also amassing huge quantities of person profile knowledge. That’s a pointy upward thrust from the 400 apps flagged a 12 months in the past via the corporate’s investigation within the wake of Cambridge Analytica, a …
Facebook has suspended “tens of thousands” of apps connected to its platform which it suspects may be collecting large amounts of user profile data. That’s a sharp rise from the 400 apps flagged a year ago by the company’s investigation in the wake of Cambridge Analytica, a …Original article
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