Declaration by Antonio TAJANI, EP President, on Facebook data crisis, in the EP in Brussels. Facebook let Cambridge Analytica, a British company specialized in strategic communication, use the data of 50 million users for electoral purposes.

Brussels

TAJANI, Antonio (EPP, IT)

statement

protection of personal data (T)

Facebook data crisis: declaration by Antonio TAJANI, EP President

SOUNDBITE (Italian), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, <p>The EP wants to know all the truth about the Facebook story. We want to understand if the data arrive in possession of this big company and how has been used to influence electoral campaigns. The European market is the biggest in the world, 500 million of people. That is why I invited Mr Zuckerberg to explain at the EP what actually has happened. We want to know the truth because is inacceptable that someone uses personal data, that are given by a trusted company like Facebook for a different purpose.</p>