Activists show up at Facebook HQ to demand better privacy

It was a small but passionate group at the entrance to Facebook’s Silicon Valley headquarters midday Thursday. Armed with signs demanding, “Facebook transparency now” and Facebook-esque “dislike” signs, a handful of privacy activists spoke out about the social media giant’s recent data scandal.

One woman was in full wizard garb with a sign that read: “Facebook privacy settings should not need a computer wizard.” 

The roughly half-dozen protesters from the activist group Raging Grannies gathered fittingly at Facebook’s massive “Like” sign before Facebook security moved the group across the street. At the entrance to the massive company the organizers talked about privacy concerns on the platform in light of the Cambridge Analytica data sharing mess. Read more…

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