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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Saqib Shah

REVEALED: Facebook secretly drained users phone batteries ex worker alleges - The Real Truth

George Hayward, who worked on Facebook’s Messenger app (second from left), has claimed that killing someone’s phone battery puts people at risk

(Picture: PA Archive)

Facebook can secretly drain users’ smartphone batteries, a former worker has alleged.

The tech giant used a method known as “negative testing” that allows software companies to quietly deplete a device’s power to test new features and snuff out bugs, ex-staffer George Hayward originally claimed in a lawsuit, the New York Post has reported.

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