Zuckerberg faces congressional grilling over Facebook user privacy, 2016 election

US Defense Secretary James Mattis Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford and Pentagon Comptroller David Norquist testify before the House Armed Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill

Mark Zuckerberg has been compared to an A.I. robot by social media users during his intense US Senate hearing over the leak of personal data of tens of millions of Facebook users. "It's still a break-in", said Klobuchar during the hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees.

Klobuchar also asked Zuckerberg about a bill she co-sponsored last fall that would subject online political ads to the same disclosure requirements as those in print and on radio and TV.

Zuckerberg: "Senator, no I would probably not choose to do that publicly here".

Kennedy told the laughing hearing room that Facebook was covering their "rear end" with the user agreement before bluntly stating, "I am going to suggest to you that you go back home and rewrite it..."

The 33-year-old Facebook founder confirmed his company is "working with" a special counsel investigating the alleged meddling, while warning of an "arms race" against Russian efforts seeking to exploit social media. His testimony marks a pivotal moment for Facebook, as Zuckerberg will spend two days answering lawmakers' questions about what the company is doing to protect users' privacy.

Day one of the testimony has concluded but will continue Wednesday and we expect more details from Zuckerberg on the action taken by the company on the data breach. Or the fact that its executives did not seem to notice while Russian trolls tried to use Facebook for their own political purposes?

Airbus turns aircraft cargo bays into spacious sleeping berths
Airbus and Zodiac Aerospace have partnered to develop and market lower-deck modules with passenger sleeping berths. Airlines would initially be able to choose from options certified by regulators for A330s.

Russian Federation vetoes United Nations resolution on Syria after suspected chemical attack
At least 60 people were killed in Saturday's suspected chemical weapons attack on the town of Douma, Syrian relief workers said . Russian Federation vetoed a proposal to set up an investigation into chemical weapons use in Syria.

Manchester United starlet Marcus Rashford thanks Cristiano Ronaldo for free Nike trainers
The paper quotes a United insider as saying: "Marcus was really unhappy with being left out for the [Saturday] derby". When asked if England global get into Chelsea's team.

Calling Facebook an optimistic and an idealistic company, Mark spoke about the aim of Facebook which is to do good and connect people, and how the tool they built did come in handy after hurricane Harvey and the #MeToo movement.

Absolutely, Zuckerberg responded, saying later in an exchange with Sen. "I realise the issues we're talking about today aren't just issues for Facebook in our community, they're issues and challenges for all of us as Americans". "When we first contacted Cambridge Analytica, they told us they had deleted the data", Zuckerberg cleared.

Zuckerberg agreed and said: "If there's an imminent threat of harm, we're going to take a conservative position on that and make sure that we flag that and understand that more broadly", he said.

Facebook is also facing a privacy scandal after it was revealed a data firm Cambridge Analytica misused data from up to 87 million users.

The data was used to develop methods to potentially influence voters with ads during the 2016 presidential race. "That goes for fake news, foreign interference in elections, and hate speech, as well as developers and data privacy", he said.

Enough to say no when a U.S. senator asked him during a Senate hearing where he stayed last night.

Related News:

11 April 2018

Tesco reports 28% rise in profits for last quarter
Tesco's profits have soared as its turnaround continues despite rising food prices and a squeeze on household spending. Tesco sales of fresh food were particularly strong in Ireland, growing by 5.2pc year-on-year.

11 April 2018

Reading Pope Francis in love
Reaction to the pope's new document from around the US included a reflection from New Jersey Bishop David M. It is found in daily life, the Pope says, in the patience of parents, the sick, and the elderly.

11 April 2018

21st CWG: Indian women's hockey team reach semis
The gap widened as the game progressed and it was quite a dampener for the sizeable Malaysian fans to watch their icon struggle. From the second game onwards, 48th-ranked Kamal was his usual self, unleashing forehand drives on either side of the table.
11 April 2018

Tributes to intruder killed in Hither Green burglary torn down
Detectives believe a struggle ensued between "one of the males and the homeowner" and the intruder was stabbed in the upper body. The tributes had only recently been renewed by three women carrying a baby, after they had been cleared away the night before.

11 April 2018

Beware! WhatsApp Sharing Your Digital Payments Data With Facebook
They said that we are not collecting any information except some data and all the messages users sends are end to end encrypted. The WhatsApp payments feature is based on the Unified Payments Interface ( UPI ) platform, and the option is still on a trial.

11 April 2018

Blackbuck poaching case: Salman Khan gets bail, fans rejoice
Khan was found guilty under Section 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act of killing two endangered blackbuck antelope in 1998. However, following the bail given to Salman, they have made a decision to approach the Rajasthan High Court.
11 April 2018

Chief Justice first among equals, will decide allocation of cases
They warned that these problems, including allocation of cases by the Chief Justice, could damage Indian democracy. That is, in the present scenario, Chief Justice Misra and Justices Chelameswar and Ranjan Gogoi.

11 April 2018

Modi delivers an inspiring speech in Bihar
But here, I would like to breach the protocol and introduce Parameswaran Iyer to all", the prime minister said at an event here. He further added, "Villages built along the Ganga coast are being freed from open defecation on a priority basis".

11 April 2018

Dangerous West Ham can hurt opponents, says Hart
The 27-year-old last scored for the blues in February, when he bagged a brace in their 3-0 win over West Bromwich Albion at the Bridge.
11 April 2018

AAP replaces Kumar Vishwas as Rajasthan convenor; 'for not devoting time' !!
AAP leader Ashutosh made the announcement and said National Treasurer Deepak Bajpai had been made the new in-charge. He had been given this post after what was considered a virtual rebellion against the party leadership.

Ronda Rousey Wrestlemania Debut No 'Smash-and-Grab'
While she initially had a hard time coming to terms with the losses, she now sees them as a sort of "blessing in disguise". Rousey was praised for her performance in the match and she was obviously pleased with how everything played out.

11 April 2018

Janelle Monae Releases New PYNK Music Video
In an interview with Zane Lowe of Beats 1, Janelle suggested that the effort was something that she had been dying to make despite her fear over how it would be received by public.