Deleting Facebook won't fix our privacy nightmare

If the Cambridge Analytica mess has convinced you it's time to finally kick Facebook out of your life for good, you're not alone.

Anti-Facebook sentiment is at an all-time high. The #deletefacebook hashtag has been trending on and off for days (it was even endorsed by the Facebook-made billionaire founder of WhatsApp), and Google searches for "delete Facebook" are at a five-year high.

And deservedly so. While it will be weeks or even months before the many investigations into Facebook and Cambridge Analytica conclude, it's more clear than ever the company doesn't deserve our trust.

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