Exclusive: Mark Zuckerberg has decided to testify before Congress

[DonViejo]

Source: CNN




by Dylan Byers @CNNTech
March 27, 2018: 11:37 AM ET

After repeated calls for him to do so, Mark Zuckerberg has decided he will testify before Congress.

Facebook sources tell CNNMoney the 33-year-old CEO has come to terms with the fact that he will have to testify before Congress within a matter of weeks, and Facebook is currently planning the strategy for his testimony.

The pressure from lawmakers, the media and the public has become too intense to justify anything less.

The Facebook sources believe Zuckerberg's willingness to testify will also put pressure on Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to do the same. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley has officially invited all three CEOs to a hearing on data privacy on April 10.

That means Washington, not London, will be the stage for the trial of big tech. Zuckerberg today turned down a request from British lawmakers to answer questions on the social network's privacy practices and will send two deputies instead.

Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/27/technology/mark-zuckerberg-testify-congress-facebook/index.html

[poboy2]

1. More politicians can be bought off here in USA, no doubt. -nt

[Stuart G]

2. Thanks for the news..k and r.. What will come of it?? Time will tell..

[PearliePoo2]

3. I wonder if this will be open or closed? nt.

[ToxMarz]

4. The Facebook sources believe Zuckerberg's willingness to testify will also put pressure..

"The Facebook sources believe Zuckerberg's willingness to testify will also put pressure on Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to do the same." (patting themselves on the back)

That's sounds a lot like "but Hilary, Benghazi, THE EMAILS!!!!"

[RandomAccess]

5. Strategy point #1 --

Tamp down unmitigated arrogance.

[poboy2]

6. So good of him that he 'decided' what is best. Fucktard. -nt

[FakeNoose]

7. His lawyers will be sitting with him right?

This isn't a grand jury testimony so he can have his lawyers with him. They'll make sure he's prepped, and they'll stop him before he makes any mistakes. This should be a walk in the park for him.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. They will be sitting right behind him

in the hearing room. Bank on it!

[dogknob]

9. If they go down and Trump's crime family doesn't...

This whole thing will just be bread, circuses, followed by "new laws" to keep us (meaning them) "safe"

[DeminPennswoods]

10. Today they're "invited", tomorrow that may change to "supoenaed"

nt

[old guy]

11. Testify here but not in UK. Home field advantage.

Should be quite a love fest with him and the repub questioners.

[csziggy]

12. The UK and the EU have much more stringent privacy and data laws than the US

So it is no wonder that Zuckerberg prefers to come clean in this country rather than England or Europe.

The Data Protection Act controls how your personal information is used by organisations, businesses or the government.

Everyone responsible for using data has to follow strict rules called ‘data protection principles’. They must make sure the information is:

used fairly and lawfully
used for limited, specifically stated purposes
used in a way that is adequate, relevant and not excessive
accurate
kept for no longer than is absolutely necessary
handled according to people’s data protection rights
kept safe and secure
not transferred outside the European Economic Area without adequate protection

There is stronger legal protection for more sensitive information, such as:

ethnic background
political opinions
religious beliefs
health
sexual health
criminal records

https://www.gov.uk/data-protection

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union. It addresses the export of personal data outside the EU. The GDPR aims primarily to give control back to citizens and residents over their personal data and to simplify the regulatory environment for international business by unifying the regulation within the EU.[1] When the GDPR takes effect, it will replace the 1995 Data Protection Directive (Directive 95/46/EC).[2]

It was adopted on 27 April 2016. It becomes enforceable from 25 May 2018, after a two-year transition period.

Unlike a directive, it does not require national governments to pass any enabling legislation and so it is directly binding and applicable.[3]

Summary

"The proposed new EU data protection regime extends the scope of the EU data protection law to all foreign companies processing data of EU residents. It provides for a harmonisation of the data protection regulations throughout the EU, thereby making it easier for non-European companies to comply with these regulations; however, this comes at the cost of a strict data protection compliance regime with severe penalties of up to 4% of worldwide turnover."[4]

The GDPR also brings a new set of "digital rights" for EU citizens in an age of an increase of the economic value of personal data in the digital economy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation

[ananda]

13. Easy sidle.

Not so in UK.

[bullwinkle428]

14. Oh, our eternal gratitude, Your Majesty!!

[OnDoutside]

15. Can the British issue a warrant on him ?

[Bengus81]

16. LOL...I bet he is,his personal stock lost ANOTHER $3+ BILLION today..........

This has been going on since the Jan 26th meltdown and has increased with the investigation of their involvement. Yeah...I'm sure he is ready to BS his way to seeing FB stock going back up. All in all his stock is down about $16.5 BILLION since Jan 26th.

That's all his testimony will be,BS.

[wishstar]

17. Is he going to appear wearing a T-shirt so he looks like an innocent little boy

as part of genius wonder boy's attempt to claim he and his staff were merely unwitting dupes.