Facebook has blocked a massive number of apps from accessing its data as a part of a new review process formed in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal. “We are cutting off API access for hundreds of thousands of inactive apps that have not submitted for our app review process,” said Ime Archibong, Facebook’s VP of Product Partnerships, in a blog post. The new review process requires app developers to justify that their business app needs certain API permissions. Developers building apps for other businesses would have to sign new contracts and agree to how the data would be used. If we don’t hear back within that timeframe, we will remove the app’s access to APIs that require approval,” Archibong adds.

Source: Fox News August 01, 2018 12:56 UTC