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Podcast: How Congress Could Force Facebook to Strengthen Data Privacy

CQ on Congress, Episode 97

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces a grilling in Congress next week.  Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces a grilling in Congress next week.  Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Three congressional committees are set to grill Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on its neglect of its customers’ data privacy. CQ cybersecurity reporter Gopal Ratnam previews the questioning, while Allie Bohm of the consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge lays out the steps lawmakers could take to beef up consumer protections.

 

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