1/ As the lead staffer to the Senate privacy subcommittee, I organized several oversight hearings of tech companies like Facebook, Apple, and Google. Some context for folks who don’t normally watch these kinds of hearings.
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12/ If “too much industry lobbying” doesn’t strike you as an existential problem for privacy, stare at this chart a little while. (Source: https://www.publicintegrity.org/2016/12/13/20538/lobbying-muscle-may-help-tech-titans-trump-trump …)pic.twitter.com/7somLKqnyd
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13/ *All of that said,* while we should go hard at Facebook, people need to calm down about Zuckerberg the person. Like, don’t try to steal his garbage. The guy has kids. This is really dumb.https://theoutline.com/post/3994/it-is-weirdly-hard-to-steal-mark-zuckerbergs-trash?zd=2&zi=yrtxnsr4 …
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14/ For a good counterpoint on Zuckerberg as a person, read this heartfelt Facebook post from Don Graham (former Washington Post owner & FB board member): https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10156076011846469&id=507266468 …
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15/ Anyways, if you’re interested in this stuff, I’ll be watching the hearing with
@lauramoy &@GeorgetownCPT staff,@paulohm and potentially some special guests. Likely doing some tweeting. See you all at 2:30pm ET.Show this thread
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The US privacy laws are already watered down. How about making US privacy laws at least as protective as other nations’ privacy laws?
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Of course he will say yes. He will say whatever it takes to dodge their wrath.
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@SenatorCantwell@PattyMurray I think this is a good question to ask Zuckerberg when the cameras are rollingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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The right answer to "pledge" demands is "I don't make pledges, because policymaking is nuanced and the details always matter."
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Arguably (though sadly), it would be a violation of fiduciary responsibility for a publicly (sic, in this case) held company not to deploy legal efforts to influence legislation in its favor.
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