<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">''<div>Facebook has said, personal data on as many as 87 million of its users was improperly shared with British political consultancy, Cambridge Analytica. The Social Media giant's Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer made the announcement in a statement announcing the implementation of new privacy tools for users of the huge social network.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>The new figure is far greater than the 50 million previously estimated. This could deepen the crisis for Facebook, which has been pressured by the disclosures on the hijacking of private data by the consulting group working for US President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Facebook is facing investigations over data hijacking and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to testify next week before a congressional panel on the matter.</div></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Meanwhile, Mark Zuckerberg has sought another chance for himself to lead the social media giant. Talking to reporters during a conference call, Zuckerberg, who co-founded Facebook in 2004, once again admitted the lapses and asked for another chance to lead the company.</div>''<div class="yj6qo" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"></div>