Breaking eu parliament invites zuckerberg to speak on data breach

That's a fascinating development!

The European Parliament has indeed invited Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, to testify about the Cambridge Analytica data breach and other issues related to data protection and online privacy.

In March 2018, it was revealed that Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm, had harvested the personal data of millions of Facebook users without their consent, using an app that was supposed to be a personality quiz. The data was then used to influence the 2016 US presidential election and other political campaigns.

The European Parliament's invitation to Zuckerberg is a significant step in holding Facebook accountable for the breach and ensuring that the company takes concrete actions to protect users' data. The hearing is expected to take place in May 2018.

The European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) has been investigating the data breach and has been critical of Facebook's handling of the situation. The committee has also been pushing for stronger data protection regulations in the EU.

Zuckerberg has already testified before the US Congress about the data breach, but this will be his first appearance before the European Parliament. The hearing is expected to be a tense and scrutinizing one, with lawmakers likely to grill Zuckerberg about Facebook's data collection practices, its handling of the breach, and its commitment to protecting users' privacy.

The European Parliament's invitation to Zuckerberg is a significant step in holding Facebook accountable for the breach and ensuring that the company takes concrete actions to protect users' data.