Facebook collected device data on 187,000 users using banned snooping app

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By Zack WhittakerJun 12, 2019, 5:09 pm169 pts
Facebook obtained personal and sensitive device data on about 187,000 users of its now-defunct Research app, which Apple banned earlier this year after the app violated its rules. The social media giant said in a letter to Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s office — which TechCrunch obtained — that it collected…

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