Five Facts You Need to Know About Facebook's Data Crisis

This past week, Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg appeared before Congress to discuss how the social media behemoth protects and uses the data collected from users as well as the company's role in the 2016 election.

The 33-year-old Silicon Valley billionaire testified during a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and the Commerce, Science, and Transportation committees and the House Energy and Commerce Committee. (You can read Zuckerberg's written testimony here). On the Monday before the hearings, Zuckerberg also spent time on Capitol Hill meeting with elected officials, who expressed concern over the platform's lack of privacy.