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Facebook executives planned 'switcharoo' on data policy change - court filings

By Katie Paul and Mark Hosenball

Nov 7 2019 1:05PM

Began cutting off access to user data for app developers from 2012 to squash rivals.

Facebook executives planned 'switcharoo' on data policy change - court filings

Facebook Inc began cutting off access to user data for app developers from 2012 to squash potential rivals while presenting the move to the general public as a boon for user privacy, according to court documents reviewed by Reuters. Some executives at the world's biggest social network appeared ...

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