A shekara ta 2016, shafin yanar gizon yanar gizon Facebook ya fitar da aikace-aikacen bincike na Facebook, wanda ke kula da ayyukan masu wayar hannu da tattara bayanai na kansu. Don amfani da shi, kamfani na asirce masu amfani da $ 20 a wata, da 'yan jarida suka kafa daga TechCrunch a kan layi.
Kamar yadda ya faru a lokacin bincike, Facebook Research ne mai sauya fasali na Kamfanin Navo Protect VPN. A bara, Apple ya cire shi daga kantin kayan intanet saboda tarin bayanan sirri daga masu sauraro, wanda ya karya tsarin tsare sirrin kamfanin. Daga cikin bayanan cewa Facebook Research yana da damar samun saƙonni a cikin manzannin nan take, hotuna, bidiyo, tarihin binciken, da yawa.
Bayan wallafa rahoton na TechCrunch, wakilan cibiyar sadarwar zamantakewa sun yi alkawarin cire aikace-aikacen kulawa daga shafin yanar gizo. A lokaci guda, ana ganin ba su da shirin dakatar da leƙo asirin ƙasa kan masu amfani da yanar gizo akan Facebook.