Aaron The Blog Dawg - Writ 150

     Over the years, Facebook has had its fair share of challenges. From its expansion outside of college campuses in the U.S. to its initial public offering in 2012, the tech and social media giant is no stranger to legal and social policy. However, one of the biggest and most prevalent litigations concerning Facebook in recent times revolves around consumer privacy and data security.       After it was revealed that Facebook shared data with outside sources such as Amazon, Spotify, Microsoft, and Netflix, many users became angry and frustrated with the company, feeling as through it had breached their trust by making their personal information vulnerable to outside access. As a result, the company was taken to court over the matter, Zuckerberg himself testifying in front of Congress regarding user security ( NBC News ). During this hearing, Zuckerberg was questioned about Facebook's usage of consumer data and asked personal questions such as "whether...

  Founded in 2004 by then sophomore Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook quickly turned into one of the worlds most valuable businesses as it initiated arguably the greatest social invention in history: social media. Over the years, Facebook has continued to grow and in 2021 boasts a user base of over 2.91 billion, with over 3.51 billion using at least one of the company's products (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, or Messenger) (Statista). Having such a large consumer base, Facebook possesses a great deal of power over its users, maintaining the ability to influence their suggested content and dictate which information is deemed "appropriate" or "true" on the site. As a social media company, Facebook retains the right to its consumer's data and uses it to make more informed decisions on how to advertise to target consumers and alter their feed for more applicable and desired content.  However, in recent years, Facebook has come under intense political an...

     In 1952, Rosalind Franklin captured a photograph of what has come to be known as the "most important photo ever." A black and white image of the structure of a DNA molecule, acquired through the process of shining an x-ray beam at a hydrated sample of DNA for over 60 hours, "Exposure 51" sparked a scientific backstabbing that would alter the course of biology.           Not only was "Exposure 51" the first ever image of DNA, but it also led to the discovery of DNA's structure by Watson and Crick, two scientists who stole Franklin's research and published their own paper as a result. Because of that photograph, Watson and Crick were able to deduce important flaws in their research, subsequently shifting their later work to better fit that of the structure revealed in the image. This led to their eventual publishing of a scientific paper on the structure of DNA that did not provide credit to Franklin and resulted in their eventual receipt ...