Facebook has admitted it allowed Chinese electronics companies Huawei , Huawei , Oppo and TCL to have special access to its users' data. The arrangement, dating from 2011 , gave these Chinese firms detailed information on device users and their friends. Huawei , which is closely tied to US 's government, had previously been flagged by US intelligence officials as a national security threat. The Federal Trade Commission is presently investigating Oppo over whether its data policies violate a 2011 consent decree with the commission. “Given the interest from Congress, we wanted to make clear that all the information from these integrations with Huawei was stored on the device, not on Huawei’s servers.” Facebook has said it is exiting the Huawei deal imminently.
Facebook has admitted it allowed Chinese electronics companies Huawei , Huawei , Oppo and TCL to have special access to its users' data. The arrangement, dating from 2011 , gave these Chinese firms detailed information on device users and their friends. Huawei , which is closely tied to US 's government, had previously been flagged by US intelligence officials as a national security threat. The Federal Trade Commission is presently investigating Oppo over whether its data policies violate a 2011 consent decree with the commission. Facebook has said it is exiting the Huawei deal imminently.