Amazon has appointed Indra Nooyi, who stepped down as CEO of PepsiCo in October, as the 11th member of its board of directors, per an SEC filing.
Why it matters: As the fifth woman and second person of color on the current board, Nooyi adds diversity to Amazon's leadership at a time when big companies are under scrutiny for employing overwhelmingly white, male decision-makers. Former Walmart executive and current Starbucks COO Rosalind Brewer, who is a woman of color, was appointed earlier this month, and the first person of color to join Amazon's board was Myrtle Potter, a former Merck executive, who served from 2004–2009.
Editor's note: This story was corrected to show that Myrtle Potter was the first person of color to serve on Amazon's board of directors.
A dozen current and former employees who moderated disturbing and traumatic content for Facebook at a third-party contractor in Arizona told The Verge that their experiences caused PTSD-like symptoms amid difficult working conditions.
Why it matters per Axios' David McCabe: Facebook has spent over a year promising regulators, media and the public that it will address the flood of malicious content on its platform. Workers in Phoenix and at other content moderation sites are a key part of that effort — and both Facebook and its contractor, Cognizant, told The Verge that adequate support for employees was provided at the site — but their struggles are far less visible than the lives of executives and engineers at Facebook's Silicon Valley HQ.
A full 81% of consumers say that in the past year they've become more concerned with how companies are using their data, and 87% say they've come to believe companies that manage personal data should be more regulated, according to a survey out Monday by IBM's Institute for Business Value.
Yes, but: They aren't totally convinced they should care about how their data is being used, and many aren't taking meaningful action after privacy breaches, according to the survey. Despite increasing data risks, 71% say it's worth sacrificing privacy given the benefits of technology.
Genetic testing companies that trace customers' ancestry are amassing huge databases of DNA information, and some are sharing access with law enforcement, drug makers and app developers.
Why it matters: At-home DNA testing kits are soaring in popularity, but many consumers who take the tests to learn more about their family trees may not realize how that data is being shared for other purposes.
China’s Huawei unveiled the Mate X, a $2,600 5G folding-screen phone, on Sunday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, challenging Samsung's new bendable device and the consumer threshold of pricey mobile phones, the AP reports.
The big picture: Huawei is pushing premium products in Europe and at home in China as it remains unlikely that their phones will be sold in U.S. anytime soon due to trade and security concerns.
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