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Facebook Inc said on Thursday it would now share the report on its privacy practices to a newly formed committee on its board following its settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over data privacy probe.

The social media giant said an independent, third-party assessor will report on its practices to the committee as well as the FTC.

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