When It Comes to Regulating Social Nets, Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark Says 'Trust Is the New Black'

NEW YORK –  At NYU on Thursday evening, Consumer Reports raised tough questions about how to regulate the Internet in a round table discussion entitled “Facebook and Your Privacy: What Every Consumer Should Know in the Age of Social Networking.” In his keynote speech, Craigslist founder Craig Newmark declared that “trust is the new black.”

“I try to think of myself as the Lady Gaga of the nerds,” Newmark said. Once a nerdy kid with a pocket protector and thick-framed glasses, the Craigslist founder tried to create a community that was more welcoming to others than high school had been to him.

But

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