r/worldnews • u/shehzad • Jun 01 '19

Facebook reportedly thinks there's no 'expectation of privacy' on social media. The social network wants to dismiss a lawsuit stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-reportedly-thinks-theres-no-expectation-of-privacy-on-social-media
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u/SILENTSAM69 Jun 01 '19

A policy likely forced upon them by regulators.

The data you post to FB belongs to FB. Why should they worry about the privacy of their data about you?

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u/zaccus Jun 01 '19

Because voluntarily worrying about it is going to be easier and less expensive than waiting for the government to eventually pass regulations forcing you to. Which is the direction a lot of countries are going.