Lawmakers call for Zuckerberg to be held accountable for Facebook's privacy fumbles

Lawmakers call for Zuckerberg to be held accountable for Facebook's privacy fumbles

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https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/19/lawmakers-call-for-facebooks-zuckerberg-to-be-held-accountable.html

Pressure is mounting in Washington D.C. to take action against Facebook's chief executive Mark Zuckerberg for the company's handling of customer data. Two Democratic senators voiced support for Zuckerberg to be held personally responsible for the company's privacy fumbles following a Washington Post report that claimed the Federal Trade Commission is considering how to hold him directly accountable.

"Facebook was put on notice about its practices long ago — the FTC must now take aggressive enforcement action and name names," Connecticut Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a member of the judiciary committee, said in a statement. "Holding Mark Zuckerberg and other top Facebook executives personally at fault and liable for further wrongdoing would send a powerful message to business leaders across the country: You will pay a hefty price for skirting the law and deceiving consumers."

Lawmakers call for Zuckerberg to be held accountable for Facebook's privacy fumbles

Apr 19, 2019, 5:14pm UTC
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/19/lawmakers-call-for-facebooks-zuckerberg-to-be-held-accountable.html > Pressure is mounting in Washington D.C. to take action against Facebook's chief executive Mark Zuckerberg for the company's handling of customer data. Two Democratic senators voiced support for Zuckerberg to be held personally responsible for the company's privacy fumbles following a Washington Post report that claimed the Federal Trade Commission is considering how to hold him directly accountable. > "Facebook was put on notice about its practices long ago — the FTC must now take aggressive enforcement action and name names," Connecticut Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a member of the judiciary committee, said in a statement. "Holding Mark Zuckerberg and other top Facebook executives personally at fault and liable for further wrongdoing would send a powerful message to business leaders across the country: You will pay a hefty price for skirting the law and deceiving consumers."