Facebook's Zuckerberg admits mistakes over Cambridge Analytica

International Desk: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that the social network "made mistakes" that led to millions of Facebook users having their data exploited by a political consultancy.

Cambridge Analytica is accused of improperly using the data on behalf of political clients.
In his first statement on the scandal, Mr Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post that a "breach of trust" had occurred.

He also pledged to make it far harder for apps to "harvest" user information.

The CEO said: "We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can't then we don't deserve to serve you.

"I started Facebook, and at the end of the day I'm responsible for what happens on our platform."

Mr Zuckerberg added: "While this specific issue involving Cambridge Analytica should no longer happen with new apps today, that doesn't change what happened in the past.

"We will learn from this experience to secure our platform further and make our community safer for everyone going forward."

Source: BBC


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