From noon on Monday, Facebook is revealing to users whether their data was improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica.

The changes - which are being introduced globally - come alongside an update to the News Feed which will show people what apps they use and what information is shared with those apps.

Users are intended to be able to remove apps that they no longer want in an easier fashion, and as part of this process Facebook will be informing people if their data was shared with Cambridge Analytica.

Affected users will automatically be presented with a notice that says: "We have banned the website 'This Is Your Digital Life,' which one of your friends used Facebook to log into.

"We did this because the website may have misused some of your Facebook information by sharing it with a company called Cambridge Analytica."

The company's phrase "may have misused" seems to be constructed out of a sense of legal caution rather than its ignorance about whether particular users were affected.

Those not affected by the Cambridge Analytica incident will simply read: "You can go to the Apps and Websites section of your settings anytime to see the apps and websites you've used Facebook to log into."