Mark Zuckerberg to explain how Facebook gets ‘privacy focused’

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will kick off the company’s annual F8 developer conference Tuesday with what are expected to be more details about his new “privacy-focused” vision for the social network — part of his strategy for batting away Facebook’s growing array of critics, emboldened regulators and competitors.

Zuckerberg and his lieutenant, Sheryl Sandberg, have apologised repeatedly over the past year for Facebook’s ever-expanding list of mishaps over privacy, data misuse and security problems. Last week, the company said it is setting aside USD 3 billion to cover a possible fine from the Federal Trade Commission over privacy violations. Facebook has suffered hacks, allowed hate speech and live-streamed mass-shooting horror.