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"Device characteristics and device software. What you're doing on your device, such as whether our app is in the foreground or if your mouse is moving (which can help tell humans from bots). Identifiers that tell your device apart from other users'. Device signals. Information that you've shared through your device settings (e.g. GPS location). Information about the network that you connect your device to."

Meta collects extensive device data including device characteristics, mouse movements, device signals, network information, camera roll access, and GPS location — much of which goes beyond what's needed for core social media functionality.

"Information that you've shared through your device settings (e.g. GPS location). Location-related information. Information about the network that you connect your device to, including your IP address. Information from cookies and similar technologies."

Meta collects location data through multiple methods including GPS, IP address, and network information, and uses it across numerous purposes including ad personalization, analytics, and sharing with third parties.

"Here's more detail about who we share information with: Partners — Advertisers and Audience Network publishers, Partners who use our analytics services, Partners who offer goods or services on our Products and commerce services platform, Integrated partners. Vendors — Measurement vendors, Marketing vendors, Service providers. Third parties — External researchers, AI integrations, Other third parties."

Meta shares user data with a wide range of third parties including advertisers, analytics partners, measurement vendors, marketing vendors, external researchers, and AI integrations.

"We use information that we have to provide and improve our Products. This includes personalising features, content and recommendations. For some of these purposes, we use information across our Products and across your devices. We share the information that we collect, infrastructure, systems and technology with the other Meta Companies."

Meta tracks users across all Meta products (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp), across devices, and even off-platform via cookies and partner data, building unified profiles for ad targeting and personalization.

"We keep information for as long as we need it to provide our products, comply with legal obligations or to protect our or other's interests. We decide how long we need information on a case-by-case basis. In some instances and for specific reasons, we'll keep information for an extended period of time."

Meta provides no specific retention timelines, instead using vague 'case-by-case' criteria and reserving the right to keep data for extended periods, giving users little clarity on when their data is actually deleted.

"We'll notify you before we make material changes to this Policy. You'll have the opportunity to review the revised Policy before you choose to continue using our products."

While Meta promises notification of material changes, the framing implies that continuing to use the products constitutes acceptance of new terms, leaving users with a take-it-or-leave-it choice.