Facebook is confronting a costly, embarrassing public relations debacle after revelations that Cambridge Analytica may have misused data from some 50 million users to try to influence elections. Investors fear that Facebook users will start to think twice before posting the latest snapshots of their puppy, or clicking “like” on a news story or movie trailer. While some disenchanted Facebook users have deactivated their accounts, others point out that breaking up can be hard to do. Facebook is not the only company to deal with misuse of private information that has weakened public confidence. “People pick their battles and daily outrage,” she says.

Source: thestar March 24, 2018 16:30 UTC