Facebook employees were in an uproar entering the weekend over a leaked 2016 memo from a top executive defending the social network’s growth at any cost — even if it caused deaths from a terrorist attack that was organized on the platform.
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Facebook said it will roll out a centralized system for its users to control their privacy and security settings in response to an outcry over the way it has handled personal data.
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If you’re one of the people who want to delete their Facebook account, it’s relatively easy. But before you do, it’s important to collect all the personal data that you’ve posted to the web page since it launched in 2006. Here’s a quick breakdown of other things to consider.
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Walmart’s coming after Amazon with same-day delivery; Cambridge Analytica’s involvement in the U.S. election; and Big Top’s Molly Demarest on removing bias from the hiring process. Plus: is Google eyeing Red Hat? And is transit the Achilles’ heel of the Triangle’s HQ2 hopes?
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Mark Zuckerberg has regrets about the data scandal involving Cambridge Analytica. “I’m really sorry that this happened,”
Read MoreThe Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into whether Facebook violated an agreement with the agency on data privacy as calls mount for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify.
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Facebook’s top security chief said he is still with the company following reports that his tenure may soon be over. The discussion about his status continues as it becomes clear that Facebook user information is Facebook’s currency.
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The data scientist who gathered information on millions of Americans for Cambridge Analytica, the controversial data firm that worked for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, says he would be happy to testify before Congress and speak to the FBI about the work he did for the company.
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