Report: U.S. Federal Regulators Investigate Mark Zuckerberg over Privacy Statements

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A report in the Washington Post says U.S. Federal Regulators are investigating Mark Zuckerberg over his statements on privacy.

The discussions about how to hold Zuckerberg accountable for Facebook’s data lapses have come in the context of wide-ranging talks between the Federal Trade Commission and Facebook that could settle the government’s more than year-old probe, according to two people familiar with the discussions.

[washingtonpost.com...]

Potentially, this could be very serious for MZ.

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NBC News piece on MZ, smells like trouble...

Mark Zuckerberg leveraged Facebook user data to fight rivals and help friends, leaked documents show
Facebook’s leaders seriously discussed selling access to user data — and privacy was an afterthought.
[nbcnews.com...]