, Columnist
Private Messages Aren't Exactly Private at Facebook
The company scans them for harmful behavior, but its policies on doing so are a little murky.
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I'm still catching my breath after a crazy day of reports about Facebook Inc. And there is no sign the company's perma-scandal will end anytime soon.
First, there was news that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify next week at a couple of congressional hearings. (Mark your calendars for April 10 and 11.) Facebook also updated its data policy and proposed revised terms governing its relationship with users. And there was Facebook's disclosure that account information from up to 87 million people was siphoned by the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica. The volume of Facebook news coverage on Wednesday couldn't be contained on a single Bloomberg terminal screen.