Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify before Congress this week, answering questions about user data privacy. The world’s largest social network recently announced that nearly all of its 2 billion users have “likely” had their personal data scraped by third party companies. This follows a slew of bad press about lax privacy protections and Cambridge Analytica, a UK based firm that improperly gained access to user data.

Zuckerberg will appear before the House Commerce Committee and a rare joint hearing before the Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is a member of both and he says he no longer will “simply trust Facebook.” Soledad O’Brien sits down with him this weekend to discuss potential regulations for social sites.

Related Videos

Latest