Facebook Assured Users That It’s Not Selling Their Calling and Texting Logs

The opt-in feature launched on Messenger for Android in 2015

Facebook provided some clarification to debunk reports that it was logging its users’ calling and texting histories without their permission.

The social network reinforced in a Newsroom post that the ability to import non-Facebook contacts into its Messenger application is strictly an opt-in choice for users, and that it can be turned off at any time via settings in Messenger and Facebook Lite.

Facebook stressed that for users who decide to opt in to this feature, “We never sell this data, and this feature does not collect the content of your text messages or calls.”

The feature was introduced in Messenger for Android in 2015 and eventually added to the social network’s Facebook Lite lightweight alternative Android app.

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