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Cambridge Analytica scandal: Zuckerberg's response not enough, critics say

Mark Zuckerberg needs to testify before Congress: David Cicilline, a Democratic US representative from Rhode Island

A file photo of Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Photo: Bloomberg
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A file photo of Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Photo: Bloomberg

Sarah Frier | Bloomberg
Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg broke his silence on the crisis over political-advertising firm Cambridge Analytica’s access to user data on the social network, outlining concrete steps the company is taking to make sure such a leak doesn’t happen again. Critics were underwhelmed.

The billionaire finally spoke in a series of media interviews, and a blog post, promising to probe the extent to which “rogue apps” are harvesting sensitive data on the social network. Zuckerberg told CNN that Facebook would inform every one of its two billion-plus users that may have gotten their personal data compromised.

“I’ve been working to

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