> I don't remember this being explicitly asked of me in any obvious way. Maybe you didn't. The Facebook app does not collect this data. It's only Facebook Me

> I don't remember this being explicitly asked of me in any obvious way. Maybe you didn't. The Facebook app does not collect this data. It's only Facebook Messenger or Facebook Lite. Here is a screenshot of the permission request: https://fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/opt-in_screen.png?w=1152&h=2048 https://fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/opt-in_scre... > Yes, and it's all encrypted and none of it is sent to third-party advertisers or creepy voter manipulation firms. Yes, and this is all encrypted and none of it has ever been sold, or shared with any other third parties. So what is the difference again? > https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/technology/facebook-cambr.. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/technology/facebook-cambr.... This is a completely different issue, and unrelated to the thread.