Zuckerberg admits Facebook tracks non-users, sparking new outrage

Mark Zuckerberg has admitted under questioning that Facebook also collects the information of people who don't have accounts.

Does Facebook know you better than you do? Source: The New York Times

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has revealed the world’s largest social network doesn't just collect the information of its users - it also tracks non-users.

Privacy concerns have swamped Facebook since it acknowledged last month that information about millions of users wrongly ended up in the hands of political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, a firm that has counted US President Donald Trump’s 2016 electoral campaign among its clients.

Mr Zuckerberg said under questioning by US Representative Ben Luján that, for security reasons, Facebook also collects “data of people who have not signed up for Facebook.”

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