{"id":14067,"date":"2019-01-29T22:46:37","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T22:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsoftsolution.com\/blog\/eff-lawyer-joins-whatsapp-as-privacy-policy-manager.html"},"modified":"2019-01-29T22:46:37","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T22:46:37","slug":"eff-lawyer-joins-whatsapp-as-privacy-policy-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/eff-lawyer-joins-whatsapp-as-privacy-policy-manager.html","title":{"rendered":"EFF lawyer joins WhatsApp as privacy policy manager"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an effort to bolster its public credibility in the wake of a very rough year, Facebook <\/a> is bringing a fierce former critic into the fold.<\/p>\n

Next month, longtime Electronic Frontier Foundation <\/a> (EFF) counsel Nate Cardozo will join WhatsApp, <\/a> Facebook\u2019s encrypted chat app. Cardozo most recently held the position of Senior Information Security Counsel with the EFF where he worked closely with the organization on cybersecurity policy. As his bio there reads, Cardozo is \u201can expert in technology law and civil liberties\u201d and already works with private companies on privacy policies that protect user rights.<\/p>\n

Cardozo announced the move in a post to Facebook on Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPersonal news!<\/p>\n

After six and a half years at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), I\u2019ll be leaving at the end of next week. I\u2019m incredibly sad to be leaving such a great organization and I\u2019ll miss my colleagues with all my heart.<\/p>\n

Where to? Starting 2\/19, I\u2019ll be the Privacy Policy Manager for WhatsApp!! I could NOT be more excited.<\/p>\n

If you know me at all, you\u2019ll know this isn\u2019t a move I\u2019d make lightly. After the privacy beating Facebook\u2019s taken over the last year, I was skeptical too. But the privacy team I\u2019ll be joining knows me well, and knows exactly how I feel about tech policy, privacy, and encrypted messaging. And that\u2019s who they want at managing privacy at WhatsApp. I couldn\u2019t pass up that opportunity.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s going to be an enormous challenge professionally but I\u2019m ready for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Though it also does more cooperative work with major tech companies, the EFF frequently finds itself on the opposite side of the ring. Cardozo\u2019s own background reflects that adversarial relationship, and he certainly hasn\u2019t minced words about his new employer. In a 2015 op-ed<\/a>, Cardozo hit the nail on the head about Facebook\u2019s lucrative habit of tracking its users\u2019 every move.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s creepy, but maybe you don\u2019t care enough about a faceless corporation\u2019s data mining to go out of your way to protect your privacy, and anyway you don\u2019t have anything to hide,\u201d Cardozo wrote. \u201cFacebook counts on that; its business model depends on our collective confusion and apathy about privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Personally, we\u2019d sleep ever so slightly better at night knowing that the guy who wrote the sentence \u201cIf a business model depends on deception and apathy, it deserves to fail\u201d is trying a turn on the inside.<\/p>\n

The cognitive dissonance of a well-regarded privacy advocate moving over to Facebook is notable, though not without precedent<\/a>. For all its privacy blunders, Facebook does own the most popular digital messaging app in most countries around the world \u2014 an app it opts to keep end-to-end encrypted by default (so far, anyway<\/a>).<\/p>\n

As far as WhatsApp goes, Cardozo\u2019s hiring comes at a critical time: Last week, The New York Times reported<\/a> Facebook\u2019s intention to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger<\/a>. The massive change has some security and privacy-minded people happy (more end-to-end encryption!) and plenty more worried about what else the integration will mean.<\/p>\n

Leading into the change, if it materializes, Facebook would be smart to hire as many prominent voices in online privacy as it can attract. Public criticism of the company hasn\u2019t waned exactly, but hiring critics is a straightforward way to build trust in the meantime. For a company not known for public dissent and open dialogue, Facebook\u2019s critics may prove a valuable asset if they can be recruited for a tour of duty behind the big blue line.<\/p>\n

Update:<\/strong> Cardozo isn\u2019t alone in making the switch from privacy advocacy to Facebook. The company has also hired\u00a0Robyn Greene from the Open Technology Institute<\/a>. As she announced in a tweet, Greene will focus on\u00a0law enforcement access and data protection in her new role with Facebook.<\/p>\n

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Some personal news: After 4.5 amazing years at @OTI<\/a> working on privacy and security issues, I’m moving on. <\/p>\n

I’m thrilled to share that next week I’ll join @facebook<\/a>‘s incredible team as a privacy policy manager on law enforcement access and data protection issues! 1\/3<\/p>\n

\u2014 Robyn Greene (@Robyn_Greene) January 29, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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A ton of people don\u2019t know that Facebook owns WhatsApp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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