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Privacy Crisis Engulfs Facebook

Facebook wants to rebuild trust after data on millions of its members was passed to political consultants without the users' knowledge.

Facebook wants to rebuild trust after data on millions of its members was passed to a political consultancy - Cambridge Analytica - that worked for Donald Trump's campaign, without the users knowing. But is it a turning point for the way in which Facebook and the other tech giants do business? Plus are autonomous flying taxis a serious prospect for easing urban congestion? And are African governments too close to Facebook when it comes to safeguarding their citizens' privacy? Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with 大象传媒 tech reporters Dave Lee and Jane Wakefield, and special guest Emma Mulqueeny, expert on digital transformation and digital democracy.

(Image: On-screen Facebook logo reflected in a woman's eye, Credit: CHRISTOPHE SIMON/ AFP/ Getty Images).

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