Giving Compass' Take:

• Nonprofit partners of Facebook are concerned about their relationship with the social media giant after the Cambridge Analytica breach. 

• Should other organizations that partner with Facebook still have access to user data if it's for a social mission? How can we encourage responsible data sharing? 

• Read about the ramifications of the Cambridge Analytica breach and how some now think that Facebook stands in the way of democracy. 

As Facebook responds to a public relations nightmare — the fallout from news that a political consulting firm violated its rules for third-party apps — organizations that have worked with the social media giant to use its data for good are wondering what the implications may be for their partnerships.

Groups that have worked with the company on everything from spreading internet access, to raising funds, to communicating with beneficiaries, are asking what lessons this scandal holds for them when it comes to privacy and security.

Some are now worried that partnering with Facebook could pose a risk to their reputation, or have real concerns about the protection of sensitive information on the populations they serve.

But what is clear to all of them is that this is a defining moment, demonstrating the growing opportunities and risks of leveraging data for good.

This week, Facebook announced it would increase data protections for its 2.2 billion users after Cambridge Analytica obtained the personal information of more than 87 million users.

As Facebook works to make changes internally, the question is not only what the impact will be on its data for good partnerships, but also whether this will drive a more serious conversation on responsible data sharing between the private and public sector.

Facebook is a learning organization, and they have made no secret about the fact that they like to fail fast, but they are also an organization that is maniacal about correcting and learning from failures,” said Frank Schott, managing director of global programs for NetHope, a coalition of NGOs that work to improve IT connectivity in disaster-stricken areas. “The whole agenda around data-driven decision-making in the humanitarian sector is not going away, so we are just going to need to all be better about the protocols for data sharing and data usage.”

Read the full article on protecting and using data by Catherine Cheney at Devex.