In March, Facebook had stopped offering email password verification as an option for people who signed up for the first time, the company said. There were cases in which email contacts of people were uploaded to Facebook when they created their account, the company said. Tech firms should be made liable for ‘fake news’ on sites“We estimate that up to 1.5 million people’s email contacts may have been uploaded. Business Insider had earlier reported that the social media company harvested email contacts of the users without their knowledge or consent when they opened their accounts. When an email password was entered, a message popped up saying it was “importing” contacts without asking for permission first, the report said.

Source: The Express Tribune April 18, 2019 06:24 UTC