Facebook Doesn't Know Where Your Data Goes | Gestalt IT Rundown: April 27, 2022

Gestalt IT Rundown

Vice got their hands on a leaked memo from Facebook that sheds light on some troubling privacy issues on the platform. Per the memo, Facebook is worried about the growing number of user privacy regulations around the world because the company cannot say where the user data they collect goes exactly or what the companies that collect it are doing with it. Facebook admits the problem is that the systems have open borders and very little regulation. It's like pouring ink into a lake and trying to get the ink back into the bottle. The memo comes from the Facebook Ad and Business Product team privacy group. They say they don't have adequate control and can't say that they can't confidently say that no one can use specific data for specific purposes, which runs counter to explicit regulations like GDPR and CCPA. This sounds like a nightmare scenario for privacy advocates. All this and more on this week's Rundown. For show notes, head to http://www.gestaltit.com/

Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown
0:47 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Released
3:07 - Istio Applies to Become CNCF Project
5:39 - Toshiba Looking for a Buyer
9:37 - Intuit Sued over Mailchimp Intrusion
12:10 - Ayar Labs Nabs Series C from Intel and NVIDIA
15:35 - Facebook Doesn't Know Where Your Data Goes
23:09 - The Week Ahead
24:45 - Thanks For Watching