INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
On Tuesday, Mark Zuckerberg took questions for nearly five hours in a US Senate hearing
his own personal data was included in that of 87 million or so Facebook users that was improperly shared with political consultancy
Cambridge Analytica.But he pushed back on congress members' suggestions that users do not have enough control of their data on Facebook in
the wake of the privacy scandal at the world's largest social media network."Every time that someone chooses to share something on Facebook
Not buried in the settings somewhere but right there," the 33-year-old internet magnate told the US House of Representatives Energy and
Commerce Committee.Once again wearing a dark suit instead of his usual gray T-shirt, the hearing was Zuckerberg's second in two days
On Tuesday, he took questions for nearly five hours in a US Senate hearing without making any further promises to support new legislation or
change how the social network does business, foiling attempts by senators to pin him down.Investors were impressed with his initial
Shares in Facebook posted their biggest daily gain in nearly two years on Tuesday, closing up 4.5 percent
They were down 0.7 percent in early trading on Wednesday.Facebook has been consumed by turmoil for nearly a month, since it came to light
that millions of users' personal information was wrongly harvested from the website by Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy that has
counted US President Donald Trump's election campaign among its clients.Zuckerberg faced broad concerns from members of Congress about how
Facebook shares user data."How can consumers have control over their data when Facebook does not have control over the data" asked
Representative Frank Pallone of New Jersey, the ranking Democrat on the Energy and Commerce committee.The latest estimate of affected users
is up to 87 million.Patience with the social network had already worn thin among users, advertisers and investors after the company said
(Reuters)Lawmakers have sought assurances that Facebook can effectively police itself, and few came away from Tuesday's hearing expressing
confidence in the social network."I don't want to vote to have to regulate Facebook, but by God, I will," Republican Senator John Kennedy
told Zuckerberg on Tuesday
"A lot of that depends on you."Zuckerberg deflected requests to support specific legislation
Pressed repeatedly by Democratic Senator Ed Markey to endorse a proposed law that would require companies to get people's permission before
sharing personal information, Zuckerberg agreed to further talks."In principle, I think that makes sense, and the details matter, and I look
