Facebook is accused of collecting call history, contact information and SMS data from Android devices. Given that Facebook collects the calls logs and SMS details of Android users, the next question that would arise is to know what data has been gathered and prevent the same from happening henceforth.
The fresh controversy about Facebook is that the social media giant is accused of collecting call history, contact information and SMS data from Android devices. The company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed the action in a public post, thereby increasing the privacy concerns of the Android users.
While this information has surfaced online, Facebook has clearly revealed that it is collecting the user data in order to improve the user experience. And, the social media giant has made it clear that it does not sell the data or share the same with the third-party apps. Also, the company claims that it does not collect the content of the calls or text messages gathered from the Android devices.
Given that Facebook collects the calls logs and SMS details of Android users, the next question that would arise is to know what data has been gathered and prevent the same from happening henceforth.