misuse of data

The criticism reflected rising frustration in Congress about how Facebook protects the privacy of its users worldwide

Contradicting previous testimony to lawmakers

The company offered a clarification

It could acquire other large companies without running afoul of antitrust enforcers

The archive tool will also be rolled out to other countries in coming months

Wylie told a Senate panel he believes Russian services had access to data harvested by the consultancy

A now-defunct political data firm embroiled in a scandal over its handling of Facebook user information

Zuckerberg had said the social network will investigate all apps that had access to large amounts of information

The social media giant has faced pressure from regulators, privacy advocates, and shareholders since March

Data privacy activists say that it would enable millions of other US voters to request information