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Facebook Puts You on Sale

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Mega Social Networking Website Facebook’s founders and investors stood to make billions of dollars as the company proceeded with an initial public offering on May 18th. But Fred H. Cate, the director of the Indiana University Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research says that behind the astronomic financial projections lies an overlooked fact: Facebook is going to get rich off its users. WFHB Correspondent Zollie Barnes paid Professor Cate a visit this week, and explores the fine line between “facebook user” and “facebook product” in this WFHB feature exclusive.

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