Lawmakers question Facebook on privacy

A bipartisan group of lawmakers wrote to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg asking for details on the site’s privacy practices following its recent settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.

The social networking giant recently settled a complaint from the FTC by agreeing to implement a comprehensive privacy program including outside audits every two years for the next two decades. Facebook has also agreed not to misrepresent its privacy practices or face fines for each future violation. “With great opportunity comes great responsibility, and with more than 800 million active users and an untold number of nonusers visiting Facebook or partnering websites every day, your company has the opportunity to collect vast amounts of data about an enormous number of people,” wrote Reps. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) Diana DeGette (D-CO), Joe Barton (R-TX) and Edward Markey (D-MA).