Business
By News 24
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen on Wednesday said she was “extremely concerned” about the company’s plans to build a “metaverse” — a virtual reality version of the internet — because of privacy problems.
Faced with a barrage of bad publicity due to Haugen’s revelations, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans late last month to create a digital world where people feel as if they are face-to-face using virtual reality technology.
Speaking to the French parliament on Wednesday during a European tour, Haugen said that she was “extremely concerned about the metaverse”.