Facebook announces privacy tools to 'put people in more control' of data

Corporation suggests changes are response to Cambridge Analytica scandal, with EU set to toughen data protection rules in May

Facebook is launching a range of new tools in an effort to "put people in more control over their privacy" in the buildup to new EU regulations that tighten up data protection.

The changes come after a troubling two weeks for the company, which is battling with the fallout of the Cambridge Analytica files. At least one of the new features, a unified privacy dashboard, was previously discussed by Facebook's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, back in January.