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Data has gotten so sophisticated, they can almost predict what we're thinking. they can tell a woman she's pregnant before she knows. i look at that and say, i'm sorry, but there's something deeply morally wrong with that, and we have to prevent that stuff from happening. >> you write in the op-ed, platforms are under no obligation to protect user privacy. they are free to directly monetize the information they gather by selling it to the highest bidder. for example, platforms that track mouse users over time could notice a neurological disorder like parkinson's disease, and this information c...

For users to notice not to mention stop how well comes privacy settings will work well to a large extent depends on how user friendly they are. is already offered several different privacy settings but none of them have been easy to find nor have they contained restrictions for 3rd party cookies. so party caucus. who can do 2 people actively search for those settings is a us them card or they leave everything in their default settings for to maybe to their disadvantage. the best of these things were set more strictly by default in the state feel. experience with previous updates has shown that...

Disadvantage. and best be best if these things were set more strictly by default in the state the. experience with previous updates has shown that when users have to actively seek out and choose their settings if you will go those extra steps. to truly protect user privacy it needs to be guaranteed by the default setting i myself often don't have time to switch my settings when i visit a new of apps and unfortunately that seems to be the case for most users now i know the internet has big brother capabilities if some guy with a camera following me around all day i would never stand for it but ...

Massive data breaches to concerns about user privacy, it hasn't been smooth sailing. we have a rare inside look at the tech giant. here's a et preview. >> it's october 19th, 2018. we are head iing to facebook. this is a really big deal. we're going to sit down with mark zuckerberg, who rarely sits down for interviews. >> facebook years are like dog years. a lot happens in a little time. in the months since i first walked through these doors. >> 50 million facebook users have been targeted by. hackers. the largest security breach in facebook history. >> facebook on the defensive today. sufferin...

Knowledge had it not been for one of cambridge's former employees blowing the whistle in march 2016. >> i think it is really important for americans to know what this company has been doing with data and really important i think to find out was this data used to help elect donald trump. >> although there is no evidence that the facebook data did help elect president trump. his leaks made headlines around the world and exposed facebook to renewed criticism. >> they have not put in the kind of infrastructure necessary to actually protect consumer data. they have not done anything to actually vet...