As social networks strive to become mainstream, profitable businesses, they are bound to experience some growing pains. For Facebook, figuring out how to turn all the information its 400-million plus members are posting on the site into a steady revenue stream — without drawing complaints about violating their privacy — is proving to be a major pain. This issue jumped to the forefront again on Wednesday when the ACLU of Northern California joined nine other public advocacy groups in chastising Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for not doing enough to protect members’ privacy.
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Facebook Gets Another Tongue-Lashing From Privacy Advocates
Posted by: Sidney Hill June 17, 2010 10:20 AMAs social networks strive to become mainstream, profitable businesses, they are bound to experience some growing pains. For Facebook, figuring out how to turn all the information its 400-million plus members are posting on the site into a steady revenue stream — without drawing complaints about violating their privacy — is proving to be a major pain. This issue jumped to the forefront again on Wednesday when the ACLU of Northern California joined nine other public advocacy groups in chastising Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for not doing enough to protect members’ privacy.