Facebook is tracking people who don't even have an ACCOUNT: These Android apps automatically send private information without your knowledge
Data from several Android apps automatically sends data to Facebook - even if the user does not have an account with the social media giant.
Apps such as Yelp, Indeed and Duolingo automatically send user information to the company when an Android user opens the app.
This flaw was first pointed out by Privacy International in December when an investigation found 23 popular apps all did the same thing.
Most firms, including Spotify, Skyscanner and Kayak, have since corrected the issue but a handful have yet to rectify the privacy concern, the report claims.
It is also believed the apps for Apple iOS devices also 'exhibit similar behaviour'.
The London-based charity revealed Yelp, Duolingo, Indeed, the King James Bible app and two Muslim prayer apps, Qibla Connect and Muslim Pro, send personal data to Facebook before users can decide whether to give consent or not.
Privacy International claims it raised the issue with the European Data Protection Board and the European Data Protection Supervisor.
The charity says the data is transmitted due to the setup of Facebook's Software Development Kit (SDK) – a Facebook business product that apps integrate into their code.
It is designed to automatically transmit personal data to Facebook when an app is opened.
A Facebook spokesperson told MailOnline: 'Facebook's SDK tool means that developers can choose to collect app events automatically, to not collect them at all, or to delay collecting them until consent is obtained, depending on their particular circumstances.
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