Facebook’s E-Money Project Faces First Obstacles - Privacy and Security Issues
Recently, Facebook revealed through its newsroom that global government requests in the first half of 2016 for personal user information increased by 27% globally, from 46,710 to 59,229 requests. The total government requests for Facebook user data are set to surpass 100,000 by the end of 2016. The sheer amount of data requests demanded by authorities suggests that Facebook’s money transmission or P2P networks are not optimal for user privacy and security. Facebook stated: “Government requests for account data increased by 27% globally compared to the last half of 2015, increasing from....
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