As Mark Zuckerberg gears up to testify before the US Congress this week, his apologies have done very little to calm the public¡¯s outrage. Facebook users everywhere have been horrified by the betrayal, when their data was unethically accessed by research firm Cambridge Analytica.
Now, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is the latest high-profile tech icon to criticise the company.
In a final message on the platform, Wozniak explained that he¡¯s leaving Facebook because it¡¯s given him ¡°more negatives than positives [experiences].¡± He has since deactivated his account, though apparently not deleted it. No, that¡¯s not because he has hope Facebook will mend its ways and become better, but just because he wants to hold on to the ¡®stevewoz¡¯ so an imposter can¡¯t get a hold of it.
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Three weeks after Cambridge Analytica¡¯s actions came to light, Zuckerberg and his COO Sheryl Sandberg are still frantically trying to regain public trust. They¡¯ve been kickin developers engaging in similar practices of Facebook, issuing apologies on a variety of platforms, and even tightening privacy policies.
However, one crucial thing that won¡¯t likely change is the Facebook business model ie making money from advertising on a free service. Zuckerberg argues that most people can¡¯t afford to pay for a service like Facebook, and the company has always been looking to build a platform that connects everyone in the world.?
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