Facebook Updates Developer Data-Retention Policies, Tries to Stop User Abuse

Until a month ago, developers on Facebook’s platform were not allowed to retain user data for more than 24 hours (even though many did, anyway). Then Facebook said at its f8 developer conference in late April that it would let them store user data indefinitely — provided they continued to follow its policies around data retention.

Yesterday, along with a wider range of privacy changes, like the ability for users to block Platform completely, Facebook updated its developer

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