Facebook pauses smart speaker unveiling in wake of Cambridge Analytica scandal

So much for Facebook's new smart speaker coming out to compete with the Amazon Echo, Google Home, and Apple HomePod.

The social network is reportedly canceling plans to announce its own smart speaker at its F8 developer conference in May as it deals with the Cambridge Analytica scandal following reports that the firm harvested profile data from about 50 million users without their knowledge or consent.

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According to Bloomberg, Facebook is re-evaluating the rollout of its unannounced smart speaker hardware "to ensure that they make the right trade-offs regarding user data." Read more...

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