Users can now delete information passed to Facebook by other companies

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Facebook users can now see, and delete, information passed by other companies to the social media giant.

This can be done through 'Settings' and the 'Off Facebook Activity' portal.

This includes data such as sites visited, registrations to sites and if purchases were made.

Users allow for this to happen when accepting the 'cookies' on various websites.

Off-Facebook activity is a summary of activity that businesses and organisations share with the company about interactions - such as visiting their apps or websites.

They use tools such as Facebook Login or Facebook Pixel to share this information.