Facebook denies tracking non-users

Facebook has denied claims it wants to track people who do not have an account with the social media website.

However, it admitted that it did “find a bug that may have sent ‘cookies’ to some people” when they were not on Facebook.

A report was carried out on behalf of the Belgian Privacy Commission by a number of research teams after Facebook unveiled its new policies and terms on January 30. The researchers said Facebook had authorised itself to track its users across websites and devices; use profile pictures for both commercial and non-commercial purposes; and collect information about its users’ whereabouts on a continuous basis.