http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13374048
Facebook exposed in Google smear campaign
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has faced criticism over Facebook's own privacy policies
It has been revealed that Facebook embarked on a smear campaign against rival Google.
The social network has admitted that it hired a PR firm to plant anti-Google stories related to user privacy.
"Let's not forget we are talking about two companies that have spent billions in positioning themselves as 'nice, cuddly, sandal-wearing, Californian surfer dudes.' This has in fact resulted in blowing that carefully constructed image out of the water," said Mr Merrin.
Both Facebook and Google declined to comment further on the story.
