Facebook Hires Lobbyists To Push Privacy
Author: Dave Lewis
Hmm. Facebook’s privacy efforts have moved from the end user to European lobbyists.
From The Guardian:
“It is much easier for commercial concerns to lobby Brussels, which is distant from public attention but shapes very important legislation,” he said. “Businesses will pay to make sure their views are heard, and it’s difficult for citizens to match that.”
Facebook’s political manoeuvres mark the latest phase in the site’s ascent. It is now officially the world’s largest social networking website with more than 200 million users around the globe. In the process, the company has outpaced its Silicon Valley rivals, and delivered a surprise defeat to Rupert Murdoch and his social networking site, MySpace.
200 million users and yet, the quality seems to be faltering. An example of this would be the email snooping problems to the various UI complaints from users. Then there is always the security aspect to social media.
