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Facebook has come under fire in recent weeks after it was
revealed that political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica,
which worked for U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign, gained
access to the personal data of 50 million Facebook users.
"This hearing will be an important opportunity to shed light on
critical consumer data privacy issues and help all Americans
better understand what happens to their personal information
online," the panel's Republican chairman Greg Walden and top
Democrat Frank Pallone said in a statement.
Facebook said last month that it hired forensic auditors to
probe whether Cambridge Analytica still had the data.
The technology company has also faced pressure to do more to
stop "information warfare" on its platform.
In February, 13 Russian nationals were indicted for using the
website, along with other social media sites, to interfere in
the U.S. presidential election. American spy agencies have
warned Russia would again try to interfere in the 2018 midterm
elections by using social media to spread propaganda.
(Reporting by Makini Brice; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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