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CNBC: Facebook now tells you if your data was shared with Cambridge Analytica

By CNBC.

Published April 9, 2018. Updated April 9 at 3:07 pm

A picture taken in Moscow on March 22, 2018 shows an illustration picture of the English language version of Facebook about page featuring the face of founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. A public apology by Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, on March 22, 2018 failed to quell outrage over the hijacking of personal data from millions of people, as critics demanded the social media giant go much further to protect privacy. / AFP PHOTO / Mladen ANTONOV

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Facebook has announced it will inform users if their data was wrongly shared with political data firm Cambridge Analytica.

From April 9, the social media giant will show a “protecting your information” link at the top of each user’s news feed. Following that link, users will be directed to a section where they can see which apps and websites they have used Facebook to log into, and will be able to remove any that they no longer want connected to their account.