Thread by @jason_kint

Watching this Senate hearing banging my head a bit here. I shall live tweet some thoughts. /1 judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/big-d…

Ask both Google and Facebook whether they are linking to any data or collecting any data from outside of their owned apps on Apple iOS for users who have Asked not to be Tracked. /2

Facebook witness just testified their users understand how FB uses their data. So that's entirely false and in most cases of tracking a majority don't understand it. That's why they're taking advance of opting out now that Apple is allowing them. /3 niemanlab.org/2018/04/jason-…

So Facebook witness unwilling to accept @SenMikeLee's widely understood premise that data has value and should be part of antitrust considerations despite FB's CEO confirming it at prior hearing. Sen Lee ain't happy, I sympathize. /4

https://twitter.com/jason_kint/status/1375211513942839304?s=20

I had to hop on a call but now back at it. Senator Hawley is laughing at Facebook witness similarly to Senator Lee. He's not really laughing from humor but he isn't happy as Facebook refuses to release Instagram research as their platform is "lucrative" despite its harms. /5

"You always dissemble, you always mislead but I can't believe you're telling me teen welfare is your #1 priority." Sen Hawley now asking Facebook to keep behavioral advertising out of any kids (under 13) projects. /6

Here is how @HawleyMO closed his questions to Facebook. /7

Now on to @ossoff who I would suggest has been rookie of the year in Congress in tech accountability - clearly understands tech and digital well. He’s grilling the acxiom executive (now under IPG due to acquisition). /8

Simple question: Just ask Google and Facebook if they will support a simple, persistent and effective global privacy opt-out like the @globalprivctrl as @SenBlumenthal has requested. If they actually care about privacy, it would be an easy "yes." /9

Senator Cruz now crushing Facebook and Instagram for hiding its research on Instagram harm. Shares that his wife told him about WSJ's Facebook Files series, "You need to read this!" /10

Senator Cruz is absolutely holding Facebook accountable in the exact way they need to be. Focused on Instagram. It's worth a watch. /11

Google witness entirely dodged @SenAmyKlobuchar question whether Google will implement tracking prevention like Apple has done across iOS with ATT. But of course, the mirage was built by Google: digitalcontentnext.org/blog/2019/06/0…

excellent final questioning by @SenMikeLee getting Facebook executive to commit that the company will not retaliate against the whistleblowers. So they're free to move to signal (I wouldn't suggest WhatsApp).