Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify in front of congressional leaders later this week, acknowledging that the company could have done more to prevent the 鈥減owerful tool鈥� that is Facebook from 鈥渂eing used for harm,鈥� according to provided today to a congressional committee.
CU 麻豆影院 experts are available this week to discuss issues surrounding social media and privacy.
On how your social media data is used:听Casey Fiesler is an assistant professor in Information Science with a background in social computing, law and ethics. She can discuss how social media data is听, the ethics around such use, as well as privacy and legal issues surrounding social media.
casey.fiesler@colorado.edu
On alternative ownership models:听Nathan Schneider, an assistant professor in the College of Media, Communication听and Information (CMCI), can discuss听听that companies like Facebook might employ to address these challenges.
nathan.schneider@colorado.edu
On children鈥檚 privacy concerns:听The National Education Policy Center at CU 麻豆影院 publishes听. Alex Molnar, director of the Commercialism in Education Research Unit, and Faith Boninger, co-director of the unit, can speak to growing concerns about companies like Facebook and Google releasing products to children and tracking children鈥檚 information.
nepc.molnar@gmail.com
faith.boninger@colorado.edu
For additional assistance arranging interviews, contact:听
Lisa Marshall, CU 麻豆影院 Strategic Media Relations
lisa.marshall@colorado.edu
303-492-3115