Apple accuses Facebook of 'disregard for user privacy'

Criticism made as Apple pushes ahead with transparency feature disliked by advertisers

Apple has criticised Facebook for trying to collect as much data as possible" from users, saying it will push ahead with its planned launch of a new privacy feature despite objections from the advertising industry.

The company's director of global privacy, Jane Horvath, made the criticism in a letter to a coalition of privacy groups, reassuring them that the feature, which will require users to actively allow developers to track how they use other apps, would still be launched.