Facebook's screening system to block apps from sending it sensitive personal data currently covers only health-related information and is triggered around 25 million times a day. "Facebook Blocks Collection of Sensitive Data" at 6:39 p.m. ET on Feb. 18 incorrectly said that it blocked the transmission of other sensitive data, including information about a user's religious practices, and was triggered 25 million times a week.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

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