"Facebook paid money to teenagers for their data"
Facebook social networking site owners stopped a program to collect personal data from volunteers who received money for their participation.
The decision to stop the program, which was administered by the site in the United States, came after his disclosure.
TechCrunch reported that program participants, including people aged 13-17, received $ 20 a month to make data available on their smartphone available for analysis.
The site said the app used on Apple's iOS program appeared to violate the company's privacy rules.
The site also reported that Facebook used social media ads to target teenagers. But Facebook denied this.
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The application has the ability to enable Facebook to "almost unlimited access" to user device data, including:
* Content of private messages in messaging applications, including images and video clips.
* Email messages.
* Web browsing activity.
* Records of any applications downloaded, times used.
* Date of the sites where the user was present himself.
* data usage.
In addition, TechCrunch says Facebook has asked users to provide it with screen shots of their purchases from the Amazon site.
When the BBC visited one of the registration pages for the program, we found that Facebook says it will use the information it collects to improve its services.
"In some cases, we will collect this information even if the application uses encryption, or secure browsing sessions," it said.
The page added that participants must agree to disclose "any information about this project to third parties."
Facebook said everyone involved in the operation gave their consent, and market research was standard practice.
Despite this, Facebook said hours after the publication of the report that it will end the program on Apple devices, but did not comment on a similar program on Android devices.
The research focused on users aged 13 to 35 and asked participants under the age of 18 to get parental consent, according to Facebook.
But when the BBC introduced itself as a 14-year-old boy during a test, we were able to download the application without having to get the consent of a parent. But one page indicated that users must be at least 18 years of age.
"No spy"
Facebook objected in a statement to TechCrunch's description of the program.
"Some basic facts have been ignored. The subject was not confidential. The name of the application used was" Facebook research application. "There was no spying, and all the participants took part in the process of taking their permission," a spokeswoman for the website said by email.
"The proportion of adolescents from the participants did not exceed 5 percent, and the company got approvals signed by their parents."
In response to a BBC question about how Facebook got parental consent, the answer was that a third party helped, without giving details.
Apple has made no comment on whether it believes Facebook has violated its laws and what steps it will take if it does.
Friendly behavior
Facebook has used another search application in 2016 that penetrates deep into the software used by the phone, and reaches some functions that are not accessible by other applications.
Apple allows applications like this, especially by companies that give iPhone phones and want to provide them with additional protection and control, but does not require the use of these applications for specific commercial purposes, and to be limited to the use of employees of the company.
Facebook insists its market research policies are no different from usual.
He did not share his data with a third party, and participants could stop participating at any moment.
Facebook social networking site owners stopped a program to collect personal data from volunteers who received money for their participation.
The decision to stop the program, which was administered by the site in the United States, came after his disclosure.
TechCrunch reported that program participants, including people aged 13-17, received $ 20 a month to make data available on their smartphone available for analysis.
The site said the app used on Apple's iOS program appeared to violate the company's privacy rules.
The site also reported that Facebook used social media ads to target teenagers. But Facebook denied this.
Image source GETTY IMAGES
The application has the ability to enable Facebook to "almost unlimited access" to user device data, including:
* Content of private messages in messaging applications, including images and video clips.
* Email messages.
* Web browsing activity.
* Records of any applications downloaded, times used.
* Date of the sites where the user was present himself.
* data usage.
In addition, TechCrunch says Facebook has asked users to provide it with screen shots of their purchases from the Amazon site.
When the BBC visited one of the registration pages for the program, we found that Facebook says it will use the information it collects to improve its services.
"In some cases, we will collect this information even if the application uses encryption, or secure browsing sessions," it said.
The page added that participants must agree to disclose "any information about this project to third parties."
Facebook said everyone involved in the operation gave their consent, and market research was standard practice.
Despite this, Facebook said hours after the publication of the report that it will end the program on Apple devices, but did not comment on a similar program on Android devices.
The research focused on users aged 13 to 35 and asked participants under the age of 18 to get parental consent, according to Facebook.
But when the BBC introduced itself as a 14-year-old boy during a test, we were able to download the application without having to get the consent of a parent. But one page indicated that users must be at least 18 years of age.
"No spy"
Facebook objected in a statement to TechCrunch's description of the program.
"Some basic facts have been ignored. The subject was not confidential. The name of the application used was" Facebook research application. "There was no spying, and all the participants took part in the process of taking their permission," a spokeswoman for the website said by email.
"The proportion of adolescents from the participants did not exceed 5 percent, and the company got approvals signed by their parents."
In response to a BBC question about how Facebook got parental consent, the answer was that a third party helped, without giving details.
Apple has made no comment on whether it believes Facebook has violated its laws and what steps it will take if it does.
Friendly behavior
Facebook has used another search application in 2016 that penetrates deep into the software used by the phone, and reaches some functions that are not accessible by other applications.
Apple allows applications like this, especially by companies that give iPhone phones and want to provide them with additional protection and control, but does not require the use of these applications for specific commercial purposes, and to be limited to the use of employees of the company.
Facebook insists its market research policies are no different from usual.
He did not share his data with a third party, and participants could stop participating at any moment.
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