AP FACT CHECK: Facebook makes shaky data and privacy claims
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made several assertions about Facebook’s data collection and privacy controls during two days of hearings on Capitol Hill.
Those included claims that Facebook lets you download your data and take it elsewhere; that users can turn off data collection for advertising purposes; and that Facebook tracks users even when they’re not on Facebook itself, but only for “security purposes.”
In all these cases, the situation is not as clear-cut as Zuckerberg made it sound. Here’s a look at his statements.
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