Facebook to clearly explain how it uses consumer data: EU

Small toy figures are seen in front of Facebook logo in this illustration picture, April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

BRUSSELS: Facebook has bowed to pressure from the European Commission and consumer authorities by revising its terms, making it clear what it does with users' data and taking responsibility when data has been mishandled by third parties.

The world's largest social network is under fire on both sides of the Atlantic over a number of privacy-related issues that have exposed the passwords of millions of users.