Perfect timing: Facebook hires top privacy law activists
It seems like almost everyday there’s a new story about how Facebook betrayed the public trust on a new, unforeseen user privacy issue. Now, Facebook looks to finally reckon with this growing problem by bringing onboard three of the top names in privacy law.
Facebook confirmed on Tuesday that it had hired Electronic Frontier Foundation attorney Nate Cardozo, Open Technology Institute attorney Robyn Greene, and Access Now’s Senior Legislative Manager Nathan White. The three new hires are veteran privacy law activists.
BREAKING NEWS: Nate Cardozo, lawyer for @EFF, is joining @Facebook as "Privacy Policy Manager for WhatsApp" — awesome potential future for secure messaging and end-to-end encryption! pic.twitter.com/gkhiBo493Q
— Alec Muffett (@AlecMuffett) January 29, 2019 Read more...