> But most people hope that individual Facebook employees have limited strictly audited access to user data.
Any reason to think this is at all the case?
I recall Google getting into trouble over this in the past [1]. I can definitely see data scientists and other employees at FB taking a peek... if anything just finding out who looked at your profile/photos/etc would be pretty tempting.
At this point, FB is just too valuable as a source of intel. I just assume that the US Govt (and others) has direct and easy access. Use at your own risk.
Almost everyone knows that Facebook the company is hostile to user privacy.
But most people hope that individual Facebook employees have limited strictly audited access to user data.