Facebook tries to assuage Messenger app privacy fears with a 'Get the Facts' clarification
Facebook tries to assuage Messenger app privacy fears with a 'Get the Facts' clarification
Facebook explains to users how the Messenger app users the camera and microphone and also why they are forcing people to install the app.

New Delhi: Even though the widespread privacy concerns about Facebook's Messenger app did not deter over 500 million from downloading the app from Google Play, Facebook has issued a 'Get the Facts' clarification to assuage some of its users' concerns.

Facebook is now pushing an alert to users that directs them to a page titled 'Get the Facts About Messenger' in which the company refutes reports of privacy invasion and adds that "many have been corrected."

The post explains how the Messenger app users the camera and microphone and also why they are forcing people to install the app. "People usually respond about 20% faster when they have Messenger, and we think they'll find both apps useful in different ways," Peter Martinazzi from the Messenger Team said.

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