Facebook hired a new public defender, and he should start with WhatsApp

Today, three shorter items to carry us into the weekend. One, Facebook has hired a new head of global policy and communications to replace Elliot Schrage. It's Nick Clegg, the former deputy prime minister of the United Kingdom. Clegg is a former European Commission trade negotiator, where he played a role in punishing tech companies for anticompetitive behavior -- most notably Google, which received a $5 billion fine for issues involving Android. With Facebook currently in the crosshairs of Euro...