Facebook added that only users who gave appropriate permission were affected, that it didn’t collect the contents of messages or calls, and that users can opt out of the data collection and have the stored logs deleted by changing their app settings.įacebook did not respond to multiple requests for more specifics. ![]() The social network acknowledged on Sunday that it began uploading call and text logs from phones running Google’s Android system in 2015 - first via its Messenger app and later through an option in Facebook Lite, a stripped-down version of its main app. The longer answer: Well, it’s complicated. But just why was Facebook able to siphon off records of who its users were contacting - and when - in the first place? The news that Facebook’s Android app has been collecting call and text histories is yet another black eye for the social media giant. ![]() Photo by Matt Rourke / AP Article content Join the conversation The news that Facebook's Android app has been collecting call and text histories is yet another black eye for the social media giant.
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