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Benedict Collins

Thousands of businesses found handing tonnes of user data to Facebook

Data center.

Alarming new research has found supposedly private user data is being shared between Facebook and thousands of companies through hidden tracking techniques.

In the study, users downloaded a three year span of data from Facebook which found that on average, each individual had their data shared by 2,230 companies.

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