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Companies access to user information, their contact information. all of that sort of thing. this often happened without users consent. these companies are 150 companies involved that have these partnerships with facebook. companies like apple, amazon, microsoft, sony, big names. facebook says they ended these partnerships in the last two years and they are cooperating with this investigation, this criminal investigation but it comes when the social media companies are under scrutiny because of t...

Dogs that up and reach between the ftc and the antitrust division as to who has primary jurisdiction in certain areas. i would like to be on some good issues. i would like to have them be more involved in reviewing the situation from a competition standpoint. the issue of privacy, im interested in who owns this dat data. its not an area that i have studied and become an expert in, but i think its important for the department to be more involved in these questions. >> just on the subject of owner...

Aware, recent media reports that indicated that facebook, in fact, routinely has shared user information without users consent or even knowledge. the justice department has the authority to enforce the terms of the 2011 consent degree. potentially to prosecute any violation. would you consider doing so? >> because that is something that i might have to get involved with and supervise if im confirmed. id rather not make comments now. >> these same technology companies also control the flow of inf...

Stay, and i think the real question is what is washington going to do about mark zuckerberg. we have had him dragged tomorrow capitol hill to testify, and they are upset with the way they handle user information, and there could be huge fines for the company if they find facebook did wrong. >> 12 days until the new congress, and when we have a new congress we have a new relationship with silicon valley and congress, and will that gap get smaller than it is right now? >> potentially. i mean, its ...

Users more platforms to access their accounts and there by enhancing social exchanges. the company claims "none of these partnerships or features give companies access to information without peoples permission." facebook said it ended the partnerships months ago but also admits to needing "tighter management" over how developers can access user information. dan. >> dan: trace, thanks a lot. its all the time we have left this evening. before you go, christmas is less than a week away. if youre lo...

Users more platforms to access their accounts and thereby enhancing social exchanges. the company claims "none of these partnerships or features give companies access to information without peoples permission."ve facebook said it ended thepe partnerships months ago but also admits to needing "tighter management" over how developers can access user information. dan. >> dan: trace, thanks a lot. its all the time we have left this evening. before you go, christmas is less than a week away. if youre...

More unlikely. >> all right, so, lets get to mary, shes live up on the hill again tonight. mary, it looks like congress is headed towards that deal that does not include money for the presidents border wall. tonight, the big question, will the president sign it? >> reporter: well, david, the white house says the president is now willing to consider a short-term fix, but he has not yet committed to signing this. and now, here on the hill, some conservative members are launching a last-ditch effor...

Alicia acuna reporting the rest of the story. hi, alicia. >> that blog you mentioned, facebook insisted that the partnerships were designed to help facebook users have a more personal experience with facebook. they say theyre now winding all of that down. in a statement saying -- >> according to the times, the large tech companies had a level of access to facebook user information that smaller companies did not. so giants like apple, amazon, netflix, spotify, yahoo could peek in on what you may ...

Data. good to see you, thank you for being with us. >> good afternoon. >> you have thin larger item, right? your slice is what? what is your particular complaint that you filed? >> well, im an attorney general for the district of columbia. from the terms of facebook users, they produced information to us that revealed that nearly half of dc residents of the population had their user information. what were suing from is really to try to get facebook to live up to their obligation. and to protect ...

To inform user of how their information is being provided to others. to give users a voice as to who can access the user information and for what purpose. >>. >> and making claims for the restitution, from the residents that have been affected by this, how do you calculate the value of what people have lost when they lose control over their information. >> our statute does provide a mechanism for calculation. m maximum penalty is $5,000. we want to see it from faze one. >> that was my next quest...