Firm has uncovered emails that appear to show chief executive’s connection to potentially problematic practices, WSJ reportsFacebook has uncovered emails that appear to show Mark Zuckerberg’s connection to potentially damaging privacy practices at the company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The unearthing of the emails has raised concerns inside Facebook that they would be harmful – at least from a public-relations standpoint – if they were to become public, the WSJ reported. The Journal report said it could not be determined exactly what emails the FTC has requested and how many of them relate to Zuckerberg. Under the 20-year settlement, Facebook was required to ask for permission before changing the way users’ personal information is released. It has been working to settle the Cambridge Analytica scandal with the regulator and in April Facebook said it expected to pay $5bn to end the privacy investigation.

Source: The Guardian June 12, 2019 19:49 UTC