3 in 5 Americans don't trust Facebook to protect their data, poll says

A whopping 60 percent of people in a new poll say they don’t trust Facebook to protect their data.

The poll comes courtesy of NBC News and the Wall Street Journal, which also found that more than half of Americans view aspects of Facebook and social media in general in a negative light. 

That's perfectly understandable, given Facebook's reputation over the past couple of years. Privacy scandals have rocked Facebook on a regular basis, including the revelation that user passwords were stored in plain text just last week.  Read more...