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How are we feeling about Facebook's privacy today? If you're founder Mark Zuckerberg, not so good since his account on the social networking behemoth was hacked Tuesday. An anonymous hacker shared this message, which was liked by 1,800 users before being removed:
"Let the hacking begin: If facebook needs money, instead of going to the banks, why doesn't Facebook let its users invest in Facebook in a social way," the message read. "Why not transform Facebook into a 'social business' the way Nobel Price [sic] winner Muhammad Yunus described it? What do you think? #hackercup2011."Yanus is a Bangladeshi economist and author of "Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism that Serves Humanity's Most Pressing Needs."
According to CNN, Zuckerberg's was not the only high-profile account hacked this week. French president Nicolas Sarkozy was the victim of a hacker who posted a message stated he would not seek re-election.
Facebook hasn't made any public statements about either hack, but did post an item on the official company blog Wednesday titled "A Continued Commitment to Security."
"The Social Network," based on Zuckerberg's story of building Facebook into the most actively used social networking site in the world, is up for eight Academy Awards -- including a nod for Jesse Eisenberg, who played Zuckerberg in the movie.
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While there certainly are very real concerns about privacy on Facebook, you should note that it was the Mark Zuckerberg FAN page that was hacked, not his personal page. Please do not succumb to the epidemic of sloppy reporting so prevalent on the web-net these days. Strive for a little integrity.