Sotsset long time studied, to whom and when called and wrote SMS users of the application.
Facebook confirmed that it was actually collecting data from Android users. The company was told that they do not see anything terrible in this, reports ArsTechnica.
The world's largest social network noted that data collection helps maintain communication with users. Also the representative of the company said that synchronization with contacts on the smartphone is a normal practice for all messengers. Facebook said that it never sells or sells private information to third parties, and users will always have control over it.
Recall that last week, developer Dylan Mackey unloaded data from "Facebook" from his smartphone. McKay found out that the application recorded all his calls and SMS for two years while he used it. The developer came to the conclusion that "Facebook" collects data only from smartphones of Android users, iOS version of the application does not have such rights.
"I downloaded my information from Facebook on a ZIP file." Anyway, now I have all the history of calls with my girl's mom. "
Recall that more recently, Facebook was in the middle of the scandal because of the leakage of personal data of 50 million users. At the weekend, the founder of the social network Mark Zuckerberg had to appear on TV and in the press and apologize.