Wyden Asks FTC to Hold Zuckerberg Accountable in Privacy Investigation
The FTC should hold CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally liable for future privacy violations in any consent agreement the agency strikes with Facebook in its Cambridge Analytica probe, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., wrote Tuesday. He cited Zuckerberg’s personal control over the…
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company, and the agency’s authority to hold him accountable. Wyden said Zuckerberg and the company should face “significant and material” penalties, if “any future violations occur.” Wyden previously proposed privacy legislation carrying penalties for executives (see 1811010044). The FTC said it received the letter but didn’t comment.