ncsurety.com - French President, Emmanuel Macron, held a Tech for Good Summit, which was attended by top technology companies of the United States (US). One of those present was Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
In addition to Zuckerberg, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and CEO of Uber Dara Khosrowshahi, were also present. In addition, executives and leaders from IBM, Salesforce, Samsung, and other companies will attend the meeting.
Macron took advantage of the meeting to remind tech company leaders of their responsibilities to consumers and the world.
As is known, technology companies have recently become the focus of security related user data, especially after the scandal abuse data tens of millions of Facebook users revealed to the public.
Macron also reminded them that France supports strong technological regulation.
"There is no free lunch," Macron told the technology leaders, when asked them to commit to being a better company, especially about responsibility.
The presence of Zuckerberg quite attract attention. The reason, a few days before meeting with Macron, he attended a meeting with the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, to clarify various issues related to the security of personal data.
Facebook boss dictated by European Parliament on Data Privacy
The European Parliament questioned Zuckerberg with questions regarding privacy and data security, especially regarding the abuse of Facebook user data by political consultant Cambridge Analytica (CA).
The meeting was reportedly not going well. The reason, the members of the European Parliament claimed not satisfied with the answers presented husband Priscilla Chan.
At the meeting, members of the European Parliament questioned Zuckerberg with questions related to data privacy for an hour. After listening to questions from members of the European Parliament, he also gave the answer.
Unfortunately, he only answered the question for 25 minutes, not comparable with the length of the MPs mencecarnya. According to a CNET report, Zuckerberg did not give a clear answer to some questions.
European Parliament Upset
One member of parliament who is disappointed with Zuckerberg's reply is Belgian politician Guy Verhofstadt. "I asked six questions with yes or no answer option, but I did not get a single answer," he said.
Zuckerberg had an appointment sale by replying, "I'll make sure we (Facebook) follow up and answer those questions in the next few days."
European Parliament Head of Freedom and Direct Democracy, Nigel Farage, calls for transparency on Facebook. He also rated Facebook as a platform that takes sides.
"Would you agree if Facebook is currently not a platform for all ideas that are operated in partial?" Farage asked Zuckerberg. The Facebook founder responded by stating that his service is not a platform that supports hate speech, terror, and violence.
Source: ncsurety.com
