Facebook Inc. has taken steps to avoid collecting unauthorized data regarding people’s medical conditions, religious practices and finances but should do more to limit the sharing of such delicate information, the New York Department of Financial Services stated on Thursday in an investigative report that was clearly crucial of the social-media behemoth.The regulator concluded that Facebook has failed to appropriately investigate its past collection of delicate data and called for further federal action.The state’s investigation started after The Wall Street Journal reported in 2019 that personal health apps, including a popular period and pregnancy tracker called Flo, were discreetly passing data to Facebook.The transfer took place through a snippet of code known as a software development kit without providing users notice or obtaining consent. Facebook would then match the app users’ sensitive data to their social media accounts, allowing the developers to target ads at them.