Facebook/Cambridge Analytica data-sharing back-room deal was hard to fathom to most non-tech users. The New York Times expos in December, 2018, revealed that Netflix, Microsoft, Spotify, Amazon, Yahooand 150 other companies had access to your private Facebook messages that they could read, modify and delete! But what this could teach you the security professional about the privacy and ethical choices that you need to be aware of and drive? Three things come to mind: Know why you are collecting data, what does this do for me from a compliance perspective.”]