Subcommittee to Hold Hearing Examining Social Media Data Use and Privacy Concerns

June 13, 2018

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security, will convene a hearing entitled, “Cambridge Analytica and Other Facebook Partners: Examining Data Privacy Risks,” at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19, 2018.  The hearing is a follow-up to a joint full committee hearing with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, with a focus on the collection and use of social media data, the privacy concerns raised in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica/Facebook scandal, and potential steps to protect consumers.

Witnesses:

  • John Battelle, Chief Executive Officer, NewCo
  • Aleksandr Kogan, Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge
  • Ashkan Soltani, Soltani LLC, and former Chief Technologist of the FTC

Hearing Details:

Tuesday, June 19, 2018
2:30 p.m.
Hart 216
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security

This hearing will take place in Hart Senate Office Building, Room 216. Witness testimony, opening statements, and a live video of the hearing will be available on www.commerce.senate.gov.