. >> according to cambridge analytic cut, christopher wiley , data was used to develop graphic profiles of users used by the trump campaign to target users with online program advertisements. cambridge analytic acquired this aom alex cogan with personality quiz app he created for facebook's platform. facebook learned he passed the data to cambridge analytic in 2015 and demanded the data be deleted. at that time, the facebook take any additional steps beyond self certification to confirm data had been deleted? that was in violation of company policies. does your company take active steps to confirm that it is secured or destroyed? >> a time of the gentleman has expired. the witness may answer the question. ms. bickert: congressman, after we were notified of the potential breach in december of 2015, we did take steps to obtain a certification from cambridge analytical and this is -- i will echo the comments of our ceo when he testified before congress on this, but we are taking many steps now to make sure that we understand the extent of any data that may have been passed to cambridge ana