Facebook gives 452 pages of answers to all of lawmakers' questions about Cambridge AnalyticaJune 12 (AZINS) Facebook has responded to the US Congress list of questions about the social network's policies and data collection framework.

The company responded with answers spread over a tiring 452 pages. However, what is to be noted is that Facebook has admitted to collecting data of users with their permission, receiving connections such as contact and SMS history, usage statistics and more, Engadget reported. Facebook also clarified that its Business Tools allowed partners to share data outside of the platform, adding that it also collected device information including IDs, app behaviour and so on.

Facebook also engaged in special deals with specific companies to allow them access to user's friends data, a new report has revealed. The social networking giant recently confirmed that it stopped allowing companies access to data in 2015, Engadget reported.

However, a new report on the Wall Street Journal states that the company continued to allow access to users' friends list and related details. Facebook said that it only allowed access to third party companies for improving user experiences and not to the friends' private information such as photos and interests.

Recently, Facebook was sent a notice in March following the controversy over data-sharing with UK-based Cambridge Analytica. It had sought clarification on whether or not the data of Indian users on its platform has been compromised.

Facebook, in its response, had said that the data of over 5.6 lakh users in India may have been accessed without their consent. Facebook has over 20 crore users in the country. "In response to earlier notices about breaches of personal data relating to the Cambridge Analytica episode, Facebook had apologised and given strong assurances to the Government of India that they would make sincere efforts to protect the privacy of users' data on the platform," the statement said.