Facebook Responds To Cambridge Analytica Data Scandal

Mark Zuckerberg is responding to the on-going scandal over how Facebook mishandled the personal data of 50 million users. The scandal has cost Facebook, and Zuckerberg himself billions of dollars as the price of the company's stock has plummeted. Zuckerberg apologized in a post on his personal Facebook page and promised too "prevent this from happening again." He said that the company immediately banned Cambridge Analytica from using their services after learning the company may not have deleted data it obtained illegitimately in 2013. Zuckerberg said that Cambridge Analytica "has agreed to a forensic audit" to confirm they did delete the data in 2015.

Facebook said in a blog post the company has "a responsibility to everyone who uses Facebook to make sure their privacy is protected" and outlined six steps they are taking to prevent similar incidents in the future. They will restrict the data that companies can collect without approval, and will offer rewards for people who report misuse of data by app developers. 

Facebook has been facing pressure in the past week from both the United States and European Union. The Federal Trade Commission is looking into the company's data security practices while they could dodge a bullet on tough new regulations from the EU. 

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