Facebook made a policy change in 2014 limiting access to user data but noted that some applications still had data obtained prior to the revision. By AFPMore by this AuthorFacebook said Monday it has suspended "around 200" apps on its platform as part of an investigation into misuse of private user data. Facebook made a policy change in 2014 limiting access to user data but noted that some applications still had data obtained prior to the revision. "There is a lot more work to be done to find all the apps that may have misused people's Facebook data — and it will take time," Archibong said. EFFORTS TO REBUILD TRUSTEfforts to rebuild trust in Facebook include a review of all applications that had access to large amounts of user data.

Source: Daily Nation May 15, 2018 02:37 UTC