Facebook granted Spotify and Netflix access to users' private messages
In a new report obtained by The New York Times, Facebook has been revealed to have shared private data, including granting Spotify and Netflix access to users' private messages.
The New York Times have delivered a report on Facebook's data-sharing policies, which reveals that Spotify, Netflix, and the Royal Bank of Canada had access to "read, write and delete users’ private messages on Facebook, as well as being able to witness the users on a thread.
The NY Times reports a spokesperson for Spotify and Netflix has said they are "unaware of the broad powers Facebook had granted them."
Spotify has been able to see messages from more than 70 million users a month, while Netflix and the Royal Bank of Canada have retracted the ability to share through Facebook messager.
In response to the report, Netflix's US Twitter account replied to the NY Times' post, "Netflix never asked for, or accessed, anyone's private messages. We're not the type to slide into your DMs."
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