Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his company will step up security in the wake the data scandal rocking the social media behemoth.
But in a statement released Wednesday he stopped short of on apology.
Zuckerberg admits Facebook made mistakes amid allegations Trump campaign-linked Cambridge Analytica improperly obtained the personal data of 50 million users.
Facebook is promising a full audit of any third party app with "suspicious activity," and says it will further restrict access to user information by developers.
US correspondent Steve Mort says Mark Zuckerberg claims Cambridge Analytica was asked to delete the improperly obtained data in 2015.
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ALT: Facebook is promising a full examination of all apps that used the social media giant's data before 2014 when the company tightened rules for developers.
US correspondent Steve Mort says the company is keen to avoid a repeat of the Cambridge Analytica controversy.
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ALT: US correspondent Steve Mort says Facebook is now facing a class-action lawsuit led by one of the site's users.
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