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Facebook sues 2 app developers for data-stealing browser add-ons
The lawsuit against Gleb Sluchevsky and Andrey Gorbachov says they hatched a scheme affecting some 63,000 Facebook users' browsers

Facebook's presence can't be completely removed on select Android phones – report
Facebook is among the numerous app developers to have deals with phonemakers to put pre-installed placeholder app 'stubs' on users' phones

Facebook suspends hundreds of apps over data concerns
Concerns about the developers who built the apps or how the information people shared were used trigger the suspensions
Facebook cuts API access for ‘hundreds of thousands’ of inactive apps
These apps were not able to submit themselves to Facebook's new review process in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the company says
Facebook to shut down 3 underused apps
In a post on Facebook's newsroom, the company says aside from taking apps Hello, Moves, and tbh down, the data from the apps would be deleted within 90 days

How to check your third-party app permissions on Facebook
Facebook users can ensure companies and app makers don't continue to mine them for data. Here's a guide on how to do so.

Facebook expands Find Wi-Fi feature globally
The feature will help users find nearby Wi Fi hotspots which businesses have shared with Facebook from their page

Iran rounds up 450 social network users
The arrests are part of the Islamic republic s ongoing bid to curb use of social media including apps such as Instagram Telegram and Whatsapp

Facebook app a major cause of iPhone battery woes
Want to help reduce battery drain on your iPhone? You ll want to turn some Facebook background functions off

Free calls now via Facebook app
An updated Facebook app for iPhones and iPads shows when friends are online and available for a call
Singapore rapist used Facebook app in finding victims
A Singaporean serial rapist who met his victims using a Facebook dating app faces a stiff jail term
Facebook opens online center for social apps
Facebook begins rolling out an App Center for mini programs that plug offerings such as Pinterest or Draw Something into the leading social network