The New York Times reports Facebook had reached data-sharing partnerships with at least 60 device makers, including Apple, Amazon and Microsoft. The partnerships were formulated over the last decade and gave device manufacturers access to data belonging to friends of Facebook users, even after Facebook said it would no longer permit such data sharing, the report states. While most of the partnerships are still in effect, Facebook discontinued some of them following the Cambridge Analytica revelations. Facebook, however, disputes the Times article in a blog post from Vice President of Product Partnerships Ime Archibong. Meanwhile, Facebook has released additional answers to questions CEO Mark Zuckerberg did not address during his recent testimony in front of European Parliament. (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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