The Facebook-Cambridge Analytica (CA) data leak scandal has provoked a debate on whether the social networking giant can be trusted any more. Leading Silicon Valley figures such as WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton have deleted their Facebook accounts, and tweeted a call to action with the hashtag #DeleteFacebook. This has also triggered a larger debate on whether social networking and privacy are mutually exclusive. Is there no way one can be a part of an online community without surrendering one’s data? Or is Facebook’s model of offering connectivity in exchange for the opportunity to commercially harvest people’s data the only possible one?

Source: The Hindu April 08, 2018 18:45 UTC