Facebook has admitted it allowed Chinese electronics firms Huawei , Lenovo , Oppo and TCL to have special access to its users ' data . The arrangement , dating from 2010 , gave these Chinese firms detailed information on device users and their friends . Huawei , which is closely tied to China 's government , had previously been flagged by US intelligence agencies as a national security threat . The Federal Trade Commission is presently investigating Facebook over whether its data policies violate a 2011 consent decree with the commission . His committee also oversees the Federal Trade Commission, which is investigating Facebook to determine whether the company’s data policies violate a 2011 consent decree with the commission. Facebook has said it is exiting the Huawei deal imminently .
Facebook has admitted it allowed Chinese electronics firms Huawei , Lenovo , Oppo and TCL to have special access to its users ' data . The arrangement , dating from 2010 , gave these Chinese firms detailed information on device users and their friends . Huawei , which is closely tied to China 's government , had previously been flagged by US intelligence agencies as a national security threat . The Federal Trade Commission is presently investigating Facebook over whether its data policies violate a 2011 consent decree with the commission . Facebook has said it is exiting the Huawei deal imminently .