Summary: The Facebook data privacy scandal centers around the collection of personally identifiable information of “up to 87 million people” by the political consulting and strategic communication firm Cambridge Analytica. That company–and others–were able to gain access to personal data of Facebook users due to the confluence of a variety of factors, broadly including inadequate safeguards against companies engaging in data harvesting, little to no oversight of developers by Facebook, developer abuse of the Facebook API, and users agreeing to overly broad terms and conditions. Facebook has more than a decade-long track record of incidents highlighting inadequate and insufficient measures to protect data privacy. While the severity of these individual cases varies, the sequence of repeated failures paints a larger picture of systemic problems.

Facebook Stakeholder essay question: What individuals and organizations are directly or indirectly impacted? Who benefits? Who is harmed? Patients, families, and healthcare providers? Particular segments of society more impacted than others? Health care disparities?
Submit your written research and rationale for your proposed action. Please include statistics and quantitative analysis to provide evidence of your views. This is more than just providing numbers; you are required to compare, contrast, understand, and interpret the numbers as they apply to the social issue you’ve chosen.
Grading criteria for the written portion include: Describes the main elements of the social issue and supporting explanation with clear and relevant examples using reputable research for all non-commonly known information. Provides in-depth analysis that demonstrates a complete understanding of concepts. All of the course concepts are correctly applied. Draws informed conclusions that are thoroughly defended with evidence and examples. Effectively incorporates a range of mainstream and reputable resources that reflect the depth and breadth of research. Submission must be in APA format and be free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization, and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format.
Purpose/Focus:
I. Does piece respond to requirements, maintain audience focus, and effectively communicate central ideas?
Il. Content
Development/ Organization/ Critical Thinking*: Are conclusions and the route that led to them presented through an integrated, logical, objective, and well-constructed analysis?
II. Sources
and Evidence: relevant/credible sources and evidence used effectively to develop and support ideas, and are sources cited correctly?
IV. Voice/Tone:
Is a single voice maintained and is the tone professional, clear, and consistent?
V. Grammar
/Mechanics/Formatting: Do author(s) exhibit command of grammar and mechanics? Does format contribute to understanding organization of the content?