The group of hackers known as Anonymous has vowed to 'destroy' Facebook on November 5, the night which commemorates Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot.
The 'hacktivists', infamous for meddling with the American government and for their support for WikiLeaks, have announced that they will focus on bringing down the social networking site because of its privacy policy.
Facebook was started in 2004 and has more than 750 million users worldwide. Its 27-year-old CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, is thought to be worth £8.3 billion ($13.5 billion) according to Forbes.
And while its popularity appears to be increasing, many questions remain over privacy issues - there are fears that the information uploaded by users will be passed on to other sources.
Read more: Anonymous threaten to destroy Facebook on November 5 over privacy policy - Daily Mail
Anonymous threaten to destroy Facebook on November 5 over privacy policy
by Pimpin' 1/23/2012, 9:07 pm
Subject: Anonymous threaten to destroy Facebook on November 5 over privacy policy