Australian MPs threaten to summon Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to Australia

June 7, 2018 10:02

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg may be called before the Australian Parliament if government MPs make good on threats made last night.

The statements by senior members of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security follow revelations in the New York Times this week that Facebook has long-standing data access deals with Chinese smartphone manufacturers including Huawei, Lenovo and Oppo.

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Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank was news editor at Mumbrella between June 2017 and June 2019. Previously he's covered business and technology issues for outlets ranging from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald to the ABC and Business Spectator.

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