https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/05/us-senators-demand-answers-from-facebook-and-mark-zuckerberg.html > The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee demanded that Facebook's chief executive officer respond to a report that user data was shared with at least 60 device manufacturers, weeks after the social media company said it would change its practices after a political firm got access to data from millions of users. > Senators John Thune, the Republican chairman, and Bill Nelson, the ranking Democrat, on Tuesday wrote to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg after the New York Times reported that manufacturers were able to access user friends data even if the friends denied permission to share the information with third parties.