Facebook's Wonderful Week of Fun - March 15

Each week when I make decisions about where to spend my time and what to post I become increasingly aware of the state of all things “facebook”. Maybe a weekly summary is good enough for now!

Here’s the highlights:

• Facebook, Instagram, and What’s App down for hours. Not due to DDOS but to a “server Issue”. Right, ok, sure. See The Verge’s article.

• Zuckerburg announces renewed focus on security and privacy, see Recode Article for details and Casey Newton for the Verge.

• My favorite of the week - you remember that phone number you added for two factor authentication that was only supposed to be used for security reasons? Yeah, sorry, not true. People can find you by using that phone number. Oops! Here’s details from Fast Company.

Facebook survived issues like this a decade ago when it was run by a group of fast moving people early in their career. We accepted those mistakes with an “awwww shucks” type of attitude. Those days are over. Facebook is a global technology powerhouse with the influence to change the course of human history.

Two words for you - wake up