Facebook has said Mark Zuckerberg has no plans to come to the UK to give evidence to parliament despite the threat of a formal summons, prompting frustrated MPs inquiring into the Cambridge Analytica data breach to ask if he would appear via video link instead. Zuckerberg's refusal to testify before UK MPs 'absolutely astonishing' Read moreThe social network said it recognised “the seriousness of these issues” and provided written answers to 39 questions posed by the MPs, who had argued that the oral evidence of the chief technology officer sent in lieu of Zuckerberg last month was insufficient. However, in practice, the committee has no power to force a person to give evidence if they are based abroad, as Zuckerberg is. Last month Facebook sent its chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer to give evidence before the select committee. Aggregate IQ, which has been effectively described as the Canadian arm of Cambridge Analytica’s parent SCL Group, is due to give evidence on Wednesday.

Source: The Guardian May 15, 2018 15:10 UTC