The tweet came after a bruising five - day period for Facebook that has seen regulators swarm and its stock price plunge following
concerns over data privacy in the wake of revelations about Cambridge Analytica's misuse of user data.
The leaking of Bosworth's post comes two weeks into the
scandal over data privacy created by revelations that data - mining firm Cambridge Analytica had improperly gained access to as many as 50 million user profiles.
The
outcry over data privacy has been so strong that it pushed Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive, into testifying on Capitol Hill this week over the company's failures to protect users» information.
On Monday, Republican Commerce Chairman John Thune joined Senators Roger Wicker and Jerry Moran to assert its
jurisdiction over data privacy and consumer protection issues at the fore of the Cambridge Analytica conversation.
After enduring weeks of intense, negative coverage from all corners of the media
over data privacy practices, Facebook has responded in part with yet another decision that's sparking criticism in newsrooms: It turned off a feature that journalists and open - source investigators have long quietly used to find people on Facebook.
MUMBAI - A social media furore
over data privacy on political party apps in India escalated on Monday with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and opposition Indian National Congress trading barbs.
Those who created Estonia's system say they believe the arguments raging in the
U.S. over data privacy are largely misplaced.
As lawmakers told Zuckerberg during the second day of his congressional hearing, Facebook has repeatedly
apologized over data privacy mishaps followed by further missteps.
The WhatsApp co-founder has been reportedly clashing with
Facebook over data privacy issues like whether to weaken the messaging service's encryption.
The Cambridge Analytica scandal, sparked last month by news reports that the political - research firm misappropriated millions of users» data, soon morphed into a full - blown
panic over data privacy that sent CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Congress.
Yet even as Facebook suspended data firms and took other
actions over data privacy, worries about what can be posted on the social network continued.
The development may provide grist to lawmakers on a day when Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive, is set to be grilled on Capitol
Hill over data privacy and other matters, such as Russian misuse of the social network to influence the 2016 election.
Concerns about cyber security have dogged Chinese firms, including telecoms equipment maker Huawei over ties to China's government and smartphone maker
Xiaomi over data privacy.
Facebook, a company that's down $ 100 billion in
valuation over data privacy scandals, is looking to break into the game streaming industry.
But the
distraction over data privacy could thwart the company from innovating and growing its audience, pushing digital advertisers into other arms.
British MPs renewed a demand on Tuesday to interview Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg
personally over a data privacy row, after he responded to an earlier request by offering to send one of his...
Amid an
outcry over data privacy, Facebook's chief, Mark Zuckerberg, is set to testify this week before House and Senate committees.
On Monday, Republican Commerce Chairman John Thune joined Senators Roger Wicker and Jerry Moran to assert its
jurisdiction over data privacy and consumer protection issues at the fore of the Cambridge Analytica conversation.
Facebook says it'll give users more control of their data in the wake of a huge
scandal over data privacy that has hammered its stock.
Facebook is having a bad time after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and concerns
over data privacy have entered public consciousness...
Facebook is having a bad time after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and concerns
over data privacy have entered public consciousness more than ever.