Mark Zuckerberg: Difference between revisions

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===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". <ref name=":0" />

*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" /> Emails later suggested he was aware of privacy risks but prioritized growth.<ref name=":2" />

Emails later suggested he was aware of privacy risks but prioritized growth.<ref name=":2" />

*Deceptive Practices: The FTC found Facebook violated a 2012 consent decree by misleading users about data sharing. <ref>{{Cite news |last=Rushe |first=Dominic |date=June 12, 2019 |title=Facebook emails seem to show Zuckerberg knew of privacy issues, report claims |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/12/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-privacy-emails-report |work=The Guardian}}</ref>

AG Racine’s lawsuit accused Zuckerberg of personally enabling policies that exposed user data. <ref name=":2">{{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".<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Barrett |first=Brian |date=April 10, 2010 |title=Mark Zuckerberg's Privacy Shell Game |url=https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerbergs-privacy-shell-game/ |work=Wired}}</ref>

*Opaque Controls: Privacy settings are buried and confusing. As critics note, "Offering tools doesn’t help if they’re hard to find", such as ad-targeting controls are hidden under unrelated menus.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Barrett |first=Brian |date=April 10, 2010 |title=Mark Zuckerberg's Privacy Shell Game |url=https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerbergs-privacy-shell-game/ |work=Wired}}</ref>

~~For example, ad-targeting controls are hidden under unrelated menus.<ref name=":5" />~~

*Revenue relies on monetizing user data.

**"Zuckerberg’s Law": He predicted users would share twice as much data yearly, pushing openness over privacy.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" />

~~Facebook’s revenue~~ relies on monetizing user data. ~~Key contradictions include:~~

**Data Hoarding: Despite GDPR-style pledges, Facebook resists limits on data collection. For instance, it opposed regulations that would curb microtargeting.<ref name=":5" />

*"Zuckerberg’s Law": He predicted users would share twice as much data yearly, pushing openness over privacy.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" />

*Data Hoarding: Despite GDPR-style pledges, Facebook resists limits on data collection. For instance, it opposed regulations that would curb microtargeting.<ref name=":5" />

==Major Consumer Protection Incidents==

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 ===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". <ref name=":0" />
+*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" /> Emails later suggested he was aware of privacy risks but prioritized growth.<ref name=":2" />
-Emails later suggested he was aware of privacy risks but prioritized growth.<ref name=":2" />
 *Deceptive Practices: The FTC found Facebook violated a 2012 consent decree by misleading users about data sharing. <ref>{{Cite news |last=Rushe |first=Dominic |date=June 12, 2019 |title=Facebook emails seem to show Zuckerberg knew of privacy issues, report claims |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/12/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-privacy-emails-report |work=The Guardian}}</ref>
 AG Racine’s lawsuit accused Zuckerberg of personally enabling policies that exposed user data. <ref name=":2">{{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".<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Barrett |first=Brian |date=April 10, 2010 |title=Mark Zuckerberg's Privacy Shell Game |url=https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerbergs-privacy-shell-game/ |work=Wired}}</ref>
+*Opaque Controls: Privacy settings are buried and confusing. As critics note, "Offering tools doesn’t help if they’re hard to find", such as ad-targeting controls are hidden under unrelated menus.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Barrett |first=Brian |date=April 10, 2010 |title=Mark Zuckerberg's Privacy Shell Game |url=https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerbergs-privacy-shell-game/ |work=Wired}}</ref>
-For example, ad-targeting controls are hidden under unrelated menus.<ref name=":5" />
+*Revenue relies on monetizing user data.
+**"Zuckerberg’s Law": He predicted users would share twice as much data yearly, pushing openness over privacy.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" />
-Facebook’s revenue relies on monetizing user data. Key contradictions include:
+**Data Hoarding: Despite GDPR-style pledges, Facebook resists limits on data collection. For instance, it opposed regulations that would curb microtargeting.<ref name=":5" />
-*"Zuckerberg’s Law": He predicted users would share twice as much data yearly, pushing openness over privacy.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" />
-*Data Hoarding: Despite GDPR-style pledges, Facebook resists limits on data collection. For instance, it opposed regulations that would curb microtargeting.<ref name=":5" />
 ==Major Consumer Protection Incidents==