Facebook unveils new 'clear history' tool amid privacy scandal

New control, which will let users erase 'what you've clicked on' and 'website you've visited', comes as Zuckerberg battles bad publicity

Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a new Facebook privacy control called "clear history" at the social media company's annual developer conference, and admitted that he "didn't have clear enough answers" about data control when he recently testified before Congress.

The CEO announced the new tool on Tuesday, describing it in a post as a "simple control to clear your browsing history on Facebook - what you've clicked on, websites you've visited, and so on". The move comes at a time when Zuckerberg is battling some of the worst publicity his company has faced since it launched 14 years ago.