But malicious actors don’t have to hide behind encryption to cause harm on the platform— Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg 's public letter detailing the social media platform 's plans for greater privacy has been criticised as a public relations exercise by CEO Roger McNamee . The venture capitalist previously worked with Zuckerberg but has since become a critic of his company , highlighting its detrimental impact on society and calling for its closure . McNamee said Facebook ’s move toward end - to - end privacy on its mobile applications was a positive step but not privacy - minded , rather one it would have taken anyway “ for business reasons ” and addressing possible antitrust issues . He also questioned whether privacy protections for all Facebook content was feasible .
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg 's public letter detailing the social media platform 's plans for greater privacy has been criticised as a public relations exercise by CEO Roger McNamee . The venture capitalist previously worked with Zuckerberg but has since become a critic of his company , highlighting its detrimental impact on society and calling for its closure . McNamee said Facebook ’s move toward end - to - end privacy on its mobile applications was a positive step but not privacy - minded , rather one it would have taken anyway “ for business reasons ” and addressing possible antitrust issues . He also questioned whether privacy protections for all Facebook content was feasible .