Facebook informant (whistleblower) Frances Haugensocial media giant Facebook’s user security and privacy issues that you caused “all the damage may lead to a repetition,” said and targeted Facebook again.
In a recent interview with Politico, Haugen noted that Meta, which formerly traded as Facebook, “makes very grandiose promises about what security by design looks like in the metaverse.” But if they don’t commit to transparency, access and other accountability measures, I can imagine seeing a repeat of all the harm you’re seeing on Facebook right now.”
He was critical of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Wall Street Journal last year. Facebook Hauger, who disclosed his documents, was frequently in the headlines. Hauger also disclosed the company’s weak response to the spread of political and COVID-19 vaccine misinformation.
With the San Francisco-based company being renamed Meta and returning to the metaverse project, Haugen reasserted his concerns about user privacy while building the company ecosystem.
Haugen like Meta’s Quest virtual reality headsets metaverse He touched on a remarkable issue by sharing that he was “very worried about how many sensors are involved” in his hardware.
“As we build the metaverse, Facebook will put us a lot more microphones. “Many other types of sensors will enter our homes,” he said. “Now you really don’t have a choice as to whether you want Facebook to spy on you at home. We just need to trust the company to do the right thing.”
More Devices for Metaverse
One of the buzzwords in the blockchain industry since last year, the metaverse is a concept that refers to a permanent, shared online virtual world with a local economy. It aims to combine virtual, augmented and physical realities in a unified environment that offers a wide variety of features such as gaming, social experiences, NFT trading and much more.
Devices such as VR devices, headsets, AR smart glasses and wristband sensors are also becoming commonplace to interact with the metaverse world.
Meta has ambitious plans for the metaverse; During Facebook’s rebranding as Meta, CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared, “I think we’re basically transitioning as a company to the metaverse before Facebook.”