This is a big deal. Google's cover-up of its privacy breach is the company's latest attempt to evade scrutiny – both of its business practices and its treatment of user data.
I was frustrated that Google refused to send senior executives to testify before the Intel Committee last month, but to learn that the company was sitting on news of a potential breach affecting hundreds of thousands of users at the time is pretty outrageous.
Rather than keeping the public and Congress in the dark about issues like this, Google should work with Congress to develop some smart, reasonable guardrails that protect Americans and their data.
In fact, that's exactly what I told @Jack and @SherylSandberg at our hearing last month. Had Google decided to show up, the company would have had a seat at the table for that important conversation.
There are serious questions about whether the current enforcement model is up to the task of consumer protection in this space. It’s clear that Congress needs to step in.
