Here's how Zuckerberg's testimony works:
1. When he says he doesn't know, he actually knows.
2. When he says he knows, and that the answer is "more AI," he doesn't actually know.
1. When he says he doesn't know, he actually knows.
2. When he says he knows, and that the answer is "more AI," he doesn't actually know.
I don't think we have reason to believe the CEO is deeply familiar with all the strategies FB uses for session unification and user tracking. It's a fast-moving field with a lot of technical detail that a CEO doesn't actually need to keep day-to-day tabs on.
3) Run down the 4 minute clock each representative had to ask questions by talking as much as possible so as to avoid a meaningful exchange.
Representative Marsha Blackburn was the only one that actually called him out on this BS:
BLACKBURN: And where does privacy rank as a corporate value for Facebook?
ZUCKERBERG: Congresswoman, giving people control of their information and how they want to set their privacy is foundational to the whole service. It's not just a — kind of an add-on feature, something we have to...
BLACKBURN: Okay.
ZUCKERBERG: ... comply with.
BLACKBURN: Well...
ZUCKERBERG: The reality is, if you have a photo — if you just think about this in your day-to-day life...
BLACKBURN: No, I can't let you filibuster right now.
[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/04/11...