01-05-2018 18:55 via thedrum.com

Facebook will let users opt out of sharing the browsing history data it uses to sell ads

Facebook is building a tool that will let its users opt out of giving the platform permission to access their browsing history data, which the company uses to sell targeted ads.
Dubbed Clear History, Facebook claims the new tool will "give people more control over" the data it receives from websites and apps that are plugged into its ad network.
Coming in the midst of Facebook's ongoing Cambridge Analytica crisis, the move signals the first time Facebook has let users opt out of this kind of dat
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