Facebook CEO Zuckerberg Admits Mistakes in Massive Data Privacy Scandal
Mark Zuckerberg breaks his silence on the Cambridge Analytica scandal, acknowledging a major breach of trust regarding the personal data of millions of Facebook users. He promises new restrictions to prevent similar privacy failures in the future.
Mark Zuckerberg breaks his silence regarding the Cambridge Analytica scandal, admitting that Facebook makes mistakes and causes a major breach of trust with its users. He states that the company has a fundamental responsibility to protect user data and suggests that Facebook does not deserve to serve its community if it fails to uphold that duty.
The controversy stems from reports that a political consulting firm harvests the personal information of 50 million Facebook users through an app developer. Zuckerberg acknowledges that this represents a severe failure not just between the developer and Facebook, but directly between the social network and the people who expect their data to remain safe.
To address the fallout, Zuckerberg announces new platform restrictions that limit how much personal information apps receive when users sign in. The company also plans to automatically revoke data access for apps that users have not opened in three months and will introduce a new tool to help users easily review and manage their connected third-party applications.