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===Public Statements Supporting Consumer Control===
===Public Statements Supporting Consumer Control===
*2004, "People have very good control over who can see their information" 1 2.
*2004, "People have very good control over who can see their information" <ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Balakrishnan |first=Anita |last2=Salinas |first2=Sara |last3=Hunter |first3=Matt |date=April 9, 2018 |title=Mark Zuckerberg has been talking about privacy for 15 years - here’s almost everything he’s said |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/21/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerbergs-statements-on-privacy-2003-2018.html |work=CNBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Salinas |first=Sara |last2=Balakrishnan |first2=Anita |date=December 19, 2018 |title=Mark Zuckerberg has been talking and apologizing about privacy since 2003 - here’s a reminder of what he’s said |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/19/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-privacy-apologies.html |work=CNBC}}</ref>.
*2010, "What people want isn’t complete privacy. It’s control over what they share" 1 12.
*2010, "What people want isn’t complete privacy. It’s control over what they share"<ref name=":0" /> 12.
*2019, he acknowledged Facebook’s poor privacy reputation, but pledged to build a "privacy focused platform" 8 12.
*2019, he acknowledged Facebook’s poor privacy reputation, but pledged to build a "privacy focused platform" 8 12.


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===Actions Undermining Control===
===Actions Undermining Control===
*Lax Data Policies: The Cambridge Analytica scandal revealed Facebook allowed third-party apps to harvest data from millions without explicit consent. Zuckerberg admitted, "We simply did a bad job" 1 10.  
*Lax Data Policies: The Cambridge Analytica scandal revealed Facebook allowed third-party apps to harvest data from millions without explicit consent. Zuckerberg admitted, "We simply did a bad job" <ref name=":0" /> 10.
Emails later suggested he was aware of privacy risks but prioritized growth 4.
Emails later suggested he was aware of privacy risks but prioritized growth 4.
*Deceptive Practices: The FTC found Facebook violated a 2012 consent decree by misleading users about data sharing 4.  
*Deceptive Practices: The FTC found Facebook violated a 2012 consent decree by misleading users about data sharing 4.
AG Racine’s lawsuit accused Zuckerberg of personally enabling policies that exposed user data 3.
AG Racine’s lawsuit accused Zuckerberg of personally enabling policies that exposed user data <ref>{{Cite web |title=AG Racine Sues Mark Zuckerberg for Failing to Protect Millions of Users' Data, Misleading Privacy Practices |url=https://oag.dc.gov/release/ag-racine-sues-mark-zuckerberg-failing-protect}}</ref>.
*Opaque Controls: Privacy settings are buried and confusing. As critics note, "Offering tools doesn’t help if they’re hard to find" 9.  
*Opaque Controls: Privacy settings are buried and confusing. As critics note, "Offering tools doesn’t help if they’re hard to find" 9.
For example, ad-targeting controls are hidden under unrelated menus 9.
For example, ad-targeting controls are hidden under unrelated menus 9.