Will the Facebook Privacy Issues Affect Your Organization?

The social media giant, Facebook, is currently under fire for violating user’s privacy. The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Facebook. The company CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, was questioned during a congressional hearing about violating a 2011 consent decree. Somehow, Cambridge Analytica gained access to data from the profiles of 50 million Facebook users. If the tech giant is found guilty, it will cost them $40,000 per violation.

Facebook’s trial is only the beginning of online user privacy issues. As big data continues to grow online privacy will become more of a concern.  As technology evolves new problems, privacy issues will arise. The implementation of GDPR illustrates the larger role government can play regarding technology. Growing online privacy concerns may slow down tech innovation to ensure people are safe online.

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