"When Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg talks to journalists these days, she frequently praises their questions -- and then proceeds not to answer them, instead talking about something else. Apple, for instance, tends to only make a few select senior executives available for interviews to have a single voice speaking for the company. Apple makes most of its money with a handful of products, and believes it has found the best salespeople for the job. First, company executives remained silent for days after news broke that Cambridge Analytica may have accessed the data of as many as 50 million Facebook users. Because chances are, lawmakers want to hear real answers, not just someone praising their questions.

Source: The Star April 09, 2018 00:22 UTC