Last week has been one of the most convulsive for Facebook, practically since its creation, of which surely you will be tired of hearing. At the China Development Forum that was held yesterday, Tim Cook was asked about the data leakage of Facebook users through Cambridge Analityca.
Through a private investigator who requested access to Facebook data to conduct a study, Cambridge Analytica, had access to all the data of more than 50 million users. As we can read in Bloomberg, Tim cook stated that the Facebook controversy is another sign that 'well-crafted' regulations are necessary to be able to protect user data.
Tim Cook stated that the current situation between Facebook and Cambridge it has become 'so serious' and so far-reaching that additional regulation is 'necessary'. Furthermore, it claims that the ability for companies to access Facebook's data type shouldn't even exist in the first place.
I think this situation is so serious and has become so great that well thought out regulation is probably necessary. The ability of anyone to know what he has been looking for for years, what his contacts are, what he likes and dislikes, every detail of his life ... from my point of view should not exist.
Tim Cook explains that Apple has long cared about user privacy, fearing that people will give up important information without necessarily knowing what they are doing with it. Precisely, Apple's focus on privacy further intensifies the pressure on companies like Facebook to change their data collection practices.
The latest controversy related to Facebook shows us how a political consulting firm carried out a data collection exercise disguised as a personality questionnaire, It has come to the attention of the Federal Trade Commission in the United States and a large number of privacy advocates around the world.
