INVESTIGATIONS INTO FACEBOOK & CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA:
THE UNITED KINGDOM:
- The UK parliamentary media committee has summoned Zuckerberg to testify. The chairman, Damian Collins, said his panel has repeatedly asked Facebook how it uses data. He said Facebook officials "have been misleading to the committee".
- Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham is pursuing a warrant to search Cambridge Analytica's servers. Although Cambridge Analytica said it is committed to helping the UK investigation, Denham's office said the firm failed to meet a deadline to produce the information requested.
GERMANY:
- Germany's Justice Minister Katarina Barley says she wants closer oversight of companies such as Facebook, following a meeting with executives about the abuse of users' private data.
THE UNITED STATES:
- The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says he's invited Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify at a hearing next month on data privacy. The April 10 hearing will cover how consumer data is collected, retained and distributed for commercial use. The Commerce Committee also sent letters requesting information from Facebook and Cambridge parent SCL Group.
- Chris Wylie, a former Cambridge Analytica employee who became a whistleblower, has agreed to be interviewed by Democrats on the US House Intelligence Committee.
- The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether the company engaged in "unfair acts" that cause "substantial injury" to consumers.
- The attorneys-general for 37 US states and territories are seeking details on how Facebook monitored what app developers did with data collected on Facebook users and whether Facebook had safeguards to prevent misuse. They also asked Zuckerberg for an update on how Facebook will allow users to control the privacy of their accounts more easily.
