Facebook admits it gave Chinese companies access to data

Facebook announced on Tuesday that it has data-partnership agreements with at least four Chinese electronics companies, including Huawei, a telecommunications equipment company U.S. intelligence officials have flagged as a national security threat. In addition to Huawei, the companies Lenovo, Oppo, and TCL have private access to Facebook user data like work and education history, relationship status, and likes. Facebook wanted to get more people to use the social network in 2007 before its app w...