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Congressman Doyle grills Zuckerberg, proposes agency to oversee Facebook
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Forest Hills, said during a congressional hearing Wednesday that a federal agency should be created to ensure companies such as Facebook protect users' personal data.
“In my mind, the only way we're going to close this trust gap is through legislation that creates and empowers a sufficiently resourced expert oversight agency with rulemaking authority to protect the digital privacy and ensure that companies protect our users' data,” Doyle said.
In an interview after the hearing, Doyle said the Cambridge Analytica breach shows that “self-regulation hasn't worked.”
Wes Venteicher is a Tribune-Review staff writer.
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