Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinks that the U.S. "really blew it" on privacy issues.
In wake of the recent spying controversies, according to Zuckerberg, the U.S. government messed up when it came to the National Security Agency's (NSA's) surveillance techniques.
Zuckerberg shared his thoughts in an episode of This Week on ABC on Sunday, November 24.
"I think the government really blew it on this one," he said. "I honestly think that they're continuing to blow it in some ways, and I hope that they become more transparent in that part of it."
Zuckerberg also questioned the U.S. government's intelligence surveillance programs, which were leaked by Edward Snowden, and shared his thoughts on NSA's transparency pertaining to its surveillance activities.
"You know, I certainly think that we all want national security. We want to live in a safe country and we want to be protected from risks. I think that these things are always a balance in terms of doing the right things and also being clear and telling people about what you're doing," said Zuckerberg.
Recently, Facebook found itself in the midst of a privacy scandal when Snowden, a former NSA contractor, leaked facts about PRISM, a data collection program. Per the leaked documents, Facebook was named as a company that was working with the NSA to provide user-related information like videos, audio files, photos and more.
Per the report, the government reportedly has direct access to Facebook's servers. However, Facebook, along with other companies listed in the report, denied allegations that the NSA had such access. The company said it only complied with legal subpoenas for data.
Check out the interview in the video below.
