Mark Zuckerberg apologises to EU leaders over data leak
Brussels — Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg apologised to European Parliament leaders on Tuesday for a massive data leak, in his latest attempt to draw a line under a scandal that has rocked the world’s biggest social media network. Zuckerberg agreed to meet leaders of the European Parliament to answer questions about how political consultancy Cambridge Analytica improperly got hold of the personal data of 87-million Facebook users, including up to 2.7-million in the EU and up to 100,000 users in South Africa. In his opening remarks, Zuckerberg said it had "become clear over the last couple of years that we haven’t done enough to prevent the tools we’ve built from being used for harm as well". "Whether it’s fake news, foreign interference in elections or developers misusing people’s information, we didn’t take a broad enough view of our responsibilities. That was a mistake, and I’m sorry." His comments, sitting at a circular table with EU Parliament leaders, dressed in a suit, tie and ...
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