Facebook, Apple, Google to Face U.S. Lawmakers on Mobile Privacy
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The Senate Commerce Committee announced that representatives from Facebook Inc., Apple Inc. and Google Inc. have agreed to answer questions about how companies collect and use consumer data on mobile devices.
The hearing, which will be held May 19, will focus on the government’s possible role “in protecting consumers in the mobile marketplace and promoting their privacy,” according to a news release today from Senator Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat who is chairman of the committee.