The Facebook scandal involving personal data mishandled by Cambridge Analytica has raised concerns over the privacy of the information we share on our social media accounts.  Some countries have gone as far as to legislate Internet data privacy with laws granting the “right to be forgotten.”  Yet Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says we don’t need such regulations here in the states. Is he right?

And though California has been a leader in privacy, the last meaningful update to the state’s privacy laws was in the 1980s, long before today’s technology.

Investigative journalist Ben Swann provides a “Reality Check”.

Ben Swann is an Emmy winning American television news anchor and investigative journalist who most recently worked at CBS affiliate WGCL-TV in Atlanta, Georgia as chief evening news anchor from 2015 to 2018.  His current project is “Truth in Media“, an independent media organization committed to providing quality content focusing on issues that impact humanity, featuring a number of fearless journalists sharing their expertise with a diverse audience that honors genuine and compelling reporting that transcends political, social and geographic boundaries.