Zuck hearing - under what law?
Under what law was Zuck required to appear ( volunteered) in front of this commission? Can they pass a law after this that will impact FB?
I think his main goal with the exercise was to clarify that: 1) FB doesn't sell data to 3rd party 2) FB had already taken steps to improve privacy, and continues to do so 3) FB is open to more stringent laws, although it will stifle innovation from smaller companies more than larger companies such as FB. I think he did a great job in addressing all three. It takes leadership to be in a room full of sharks waiting to get sounds bites for media. Personally, my impression of zuck as a "college kid who has not grown up" has pretty much reversed after this. He was well prepared, hit the 3 points above repeatedly, and took advantage of the fact that each congressmen had only 4 minutes, so he could blabber a long answer to run out of time for follow up questions while still addressing the three points above.
Agree,, and you did a good summary. I'm more impressed by Zuck after this. I actually admired him.
He's there to convince Congress not to regulate him out of business
Whats the basis for congress to get involved?
Congress has the right to question anyone.
I think it's in here somewhere: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/5
Congress can subpoena anyone's ass. But you could also invoke your 5th amendment as a F you.
Because the 5th amendment deals with self-incrimination, Congress can stop you being able to invoke it if they give you immunity: https://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnewsroom/constitution/b/constitutional-civil-rights/archive/2014/03/20/fifth-amendment-and-immunity-in-congressional-hearings.aspx
Interesting. TIL
He’s there as a PR move. He’s there to convince them that Facebook has done little wrong (which when you look at the technical details, appears true).
Not true. Little was said about their partner program which was recently shut down. Zuckerberg was laughing at the stupidity of Congress.
Partner program? You mean the same partners that license data to every advertising company like google and LinkedIn and Snapchat?