How Facebook Views Your Privacy - Mike Schroepfer February 24, 2010

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/25/Digital_Life_Design_2010_Data_and_Identity

Facebook Vice President of Engineering Mike Schroepfer discusses the company's approach to user privacy and data tracking, and explains why Facebook does not allow users to "opt-out" of new versions of its website.

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DLD is an inspiring community for the 21st century which features digital innovation, science and culture and brings together thought leaders, creators, entrepreneurs and investors from Europe, the Middle-East, the Americas and Asia.

This session on data and identity features Mike Schroepfer (Facebook). Moderated by David Kirkpatrick (The Facebook Effect). - DLD

Mike Schroepfer is the Vice President of Engineering at Facebook. Schroepfer is responsible for harnessing the engineering organization's culture of speed, creativity and exploration to build products, services and infrastructure that support the company's users, developers and partners around the world.

Before coming to Facebook, Schroepfer was the Vice President of Engineering at Mozilla Corporation, where he led the global, collaborative, open and participatory product development process. Schroepfer was formerly a distinguished engineer at Sun Microsystems. He was also the founder, Chief Architect and Director of Engineering at CenterRun, which was acquired by Sun. Schroepfer holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degrees in computer science from Stanford University and has filed two U.S. patents.