Facebook: 87 million users are affected by the “scandal Cambridge Analytica”

This statement was issued Wednesday, following the first statement issued by official Facebook technology chief Mike Schroeder.

The social media giant is facing a review of data collection following allegations that political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica received data from tens of millions of Facebook users who have tried to influence the US presidential elections held in 2016.

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg will testify for the first time to the US Congress on April 11th of this year, reports “Al Jazeera”, Periscopi broadcast.

Frank Palone, representative from New Jersey: “ [The session] will be an important opportunity to shed light on critical consumer data privacy issues and help all Americans understand better what happens with their personal information on the internet. ”

“We do not seek to collect new rights, use or distribute Facebook data,” said Erin Egan, official Facebook privacy chief, and deputy general chairman Ashlie Beringer.

“We also will not change any private elections that were made in the past. We're going to explain how we used the data based on the official needs and publication anyone could have seen. ”

Facebook leaders say “we will never sell your information to anyone” and force “strict definitions on how our partners can use and reveal” data. /Periscopi/