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Data Sharing Leads Mark Zuckerberg To Public Hearing

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Labor MP Anthony Byrne, deputy chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS), said Zuckerberg owes an explanation to Australian Facebook users, reports Efe news.

"It is vital that Facebook explains its data sharing partnership with firms such as Huawei. We need to protect the data of over 15 million Facebook users in Australia," Byrne posted on his Facebook page on Thursday.

"If need be, Mr Zuckerberg will be invited to appear before the PJCIS in a public hearing to explain himself to our committee and the Australian people."

It was revealed on Wednesday that Facebook had admitted giving Huawei and three other Chinese companies – Lenovo, OPPO and TCL – specialised access to user data.

Maurice Levy & Mark Zukerberg, flickr

Also read: Apple requested zero personal data deals Facebook CEO Tim Cook says

In recent years, US senators and national security officials have warned of the possibility of the Chinese government having access to Huawei servers. (IANS)

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