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Facebook confirms it collects data beyond users

CEO Mark Zuckerberg has acknowledged that Facebook collects data beyond what users share on their profiles. [File, AFP]

Facebook, embattled in a scandal over the mishandling of user data, confirmed Monday that it also collected information from people beyond their social network use.

During heated hearings in Congress last week, CEO Mark Zuckerberg had already explained that Facebook collects data beyond what users share on their profiles.

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