Facebook CEO Apologizes About Privacy Issues
Facebook Chief Exec Mark Zuckerberg apologized and went into damage control Monday, saying social networking site "missed the mark" about privacy controls – and pledged to do better.
In an open letter sent to the Washington Post, Zuckerberg wrote that Facebook has been "growing quickly" and admitted that "sometimes we move too fast."
He, however, promised privacy controls that will be easier to use, including an option to turn off all third-party services to prevent their access to Facebook members' accounts.
Zuckerberg also addressed a trust gap between Facebook and its suspicious users including reports that Facebook had passed along user name and IDs to advertisers without its members' permission. Those privacy loopholes have since been fixed, say Facebook.
Zuckerberg went on to stress Facebook's "core principles," which include seeking to build a "better world" that's "open and connected." It will be a while before people go back to trusting Facebook again, but let's see whether Zuckerberg's words ring true.