Facebook heads to Europe to respond to data scandal as Sheryl Sandberg says other misuse of data is ‘possible’
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg plans a call with the EU’s justice commissioner and the company’s top technology officer is expected to appear before a UK parliament committee
Facebook Inc. officials will face up to to European politicians to respond to concerns that the data of as many as 2.7 million people in the European Union might have been shared with a consulting firm that worked on Donald Trump’s US presidential campaign.
Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is planning a call with EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova; the company’s top technology officer is expected to appear before a UK parliament committee; and its deputy privacy chief is to head to Italy.
“It’s clear that data of Europeans have been exposed to a huge risk and I am not sure if Facebook took all the necessary steps to implement change,” Jourova said in an emailed statement on Friday.
“This story is too important, too shocking, to treat it as business as usual.”
Sandberg, who joined Facebook in 2008 from Google, has been largely silent since the privacy scandal broke but she gave interviews on Thursday and Friday to National Public Radio and NBC’s Today show.