NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has blasted Facebook following the suspension of Cambridge Analytica, calling the social media giant a “reckless surveillance company.”
Washingtonexaminer.com reports: “Businesses that make money by collecting and selling detailed records of private lives were once plainly described as ‘surveillance companies,'” Snowden said. “Their rebranding as ‘social media’ is the most successful deception since the Department of War became the Department of Defense.” “Facebook makes their money by exploiting and selling intimate details about the private lives of millions, far beyond the scant details you voluntarily post,” Snowden said earlier in the day. “They are not victims. They are accomplices.” Cambridge Analytica on Saturday denied any wrongdoing, issuing a statement that said the firm “fully complies
” with Facebook’s terms of service, The ensuing uproar has prompted at least one lawmaker, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., to call on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, reportedly asked Cambridge Analytica last fall to surrender emails from any of its employees who worked for the Trump campaign. The firm complied to the request. Facebook has already taken heat for spreading “fake news” during the election and promised changes. Source: http://yournewswire.com/edward-snowden-facebook-surveillance/
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