Whistleblowers On Facebook Looked For Any Violations Of UK Law.
Key Sentence:
- Privacy observers wrote to a Facebook whistleblower asking for full evidence to see if the tech company had violated UK law.
- Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said she wanted to analyze the document from a British perspective, particularly children.
Former Facebook team member Francis Haugen claims the social media company is "hiding behind a wall" in using data. But Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg rejected their claims. "Most of us don't recognize the fake image of the company being painted," he said.
Ms. Denham, who is retiring next month, told News: "We are taking a very close look at what is currently publicly available from Francis' testimony - but I have also written to request access to a complete account of his allegations.
"Because with this information, I want to analyze it from a British point of view - does this damage apply to the UK, especially from a children's point of view?" "We are introducing a new child code that defines the design for online child protection. "I want to see if these allegations indicate a violation of British law, and then I will take action."
The Whistleblower said Facebook products pose a risk to children's mental health and cause division in society.
"Facebook's closed design means there's no real oversight," Haugen, who works on the company's algorithmic products, told a US Senate committee. "Only Facebook knows how to customize the feed for you. "Facebook hides behind walls that prevent researchers and regulators from understanding the true dynamics of their systems." Haugen will testify before the UK Parliamentary Committee on Online Security Laws on 25 October.
But he worries about the power imbalance between democracy and Silicon Valley - and attempts to politicize the outgoing regulator. Over the past five years, claims reports from social media giants have followed a grueling and familiar pattern.
A meeting was then held over the headlines and the noise on social media (ironically), the so-called tech giant ambassador. A common theme in this story is that regulators like Ofcom, the Advertising Standards Authority, and the Competition and Markets Authority, all of whom understandably uphold their rights, often suffer heavy losses to the public. Elizabeth Denham, an information officer who will retire next month, is an antidote to this model.