Facebook shares collapsed, and Zuckerberg bought back the pages of the largest newspapers to apologize to users

Scandal with   The leakage of Facebook users data continues to gain momentum. After the " people's court " (in   network action is carried out #deletefacebook ) for   the authorities took action, and not   only the USA.

EU   will understand

AT   The European Union promises to understand the   this situation and   require   Facebook explanations. " This is abuse of data 50   million Facebook users is absolutely unacceptable. This scandal should be a signal for all of us. The way we   address with   own personal data, can have large-scale consequences. AT   after all, it is about   the foundations of our democracy. I   demand from   Facebook further explanation, for example, in   extent to which it affected customers in Europe "   - said the European Commissioner for   issues of justice Vera Yurova.

She also promised that the EU   will take " brutal measures " in the   against Facebook.

Shares collapsed

But   punished Facebook is not   just a word, but   and   dollar. After the auction on   Stock exchange of New York were sounded quite depressing figures: for   week the company's shares fell in price   18   dollars: from   177   dollars 1 cent to   159   39 cents.

If we sum up, Facebook's capitalization for   week fell on   58   billions of dollars.

Zuckerberg apologized

A   Today, the largest British newspapers have come out with   the statement of the founder of the social network Mark Zuckerberg. is he   redeemed the bands in   such publications as Mail on   Sunday, Sunday Times, Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Mirror, Sunday Express and   Observer to apologize to users. His words took almost   a whole strip of newspapers.

" Perhaps you   heard of   application with   tests, made by a university employee, through which   In 2014, Facebook data was   several million people. This is a breach of trust, and   I'm sorry that then we   not   have done more. Now we   We take measures to prevent this from   repeated again. Have   We have an obligation to protect your data. If we   not   We can do this, we   this is not   We deserve "   - Zuckerberg admitted.

What happened

AT   2013, Professor of Cambridge University Alexander Kogan created another test application in   spirit of " find out, you   pretzel or gingerbread. " AND   for its passage it was necessary to open access to   data of your page. However, the application was more cunning and   accidentally asked at the same time to open access to   account data, which are in   friends   the user. AT   The test was passed 270 thousand people, but Kogan collected personal data 50   millions of users.

A   at   early 2015, Kogan sold the data to Cambridge Analytica, which deals with political consulting. Having on   so much private information, the company was able to influence the   political elections   the whole world. This is about   200 election campaigns for   the whole world   - in   Nigeria, Kenya, the Czech Republic, India, Argentina , etc.

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