Facebook removes Microsoft, Sony access to friend data
Facebook Inc will end access to limited friend data from Microsoft Corp and Sony Corp as a first step under a record $5 billion US Federal Trade Commission settlement announced on Wednesday, the world’s largest social media company said.
The data is related to using Facebook on PlayStation or to syncing friends’ contact information with another service, the company said.
“This was our mistake, and we are correcting it,” Facebook said in a statement, noting that the settlement will require a “fundamental shift in way we approach our work.”