Technology giants had access to private data

The New York Times published a special article on missing details in Facebook's partnership agreements with other tech giants such as Apple, Amazon, Mirosoft, Spotify and Netflix. According to the US publication, Mark Zuckerberg's company "allowed some companies to access data bypbading protections."

In total, 150 companies have benefited from these partnerships with Facebook, there are apparently three types with different levels according to the reports of technological collaborators

One of these types via Facebook was sending data from 39; public user to its partners, while another type was more restricted and allowed some companies to access users' private messages. 19659003] In the case of Spotify (for example), the idea was that the company could connect to the conversation window of Facebook to send music to the user's friends. Netflix points out that this partnership was a way to "make [o serviço] more social", recalling an option launched in 2014 that allowed subscribers to recommend their favorite shows and movies via Messenger. "We have not accessed private messages on Facebook at any time or asked to be able to do so," Netflix said.

Facebook also reacted with the head of public policy and privacy, Steve Satterfield, stating that "The partners [do Facebook] do not ignore the definition of confidentiality] of the social network

"Over the years, we have worked with other companies so that users can use Facebook on devices and platforms that we do not support. Unlike a game, streaming music service or other third-party application that offers Facebook-independent experiences, these partners can only offer Facebok-specific experiences and can not use the information for independent purposes. " In response to Satterfield sent to The Verge.

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