Parliament seizes cache of Facebook internal papers

[Mrs. Overall]

Source: The Guardian

Documents alleged to contain revelations on data and privacy controls that led to Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Parliament has used its legal powers to seize internal Facebook documents in an extraordinary attempt to hold the US social media giant to account after chief executive Mark Zuckerberg repeatedly refused to answer MPs’ questions.

The cache of documents is alleged to contain significant revelations about Facebook decisions on data and privacy controls that led to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. It is claimed they include confidential emails between senior executives, and correspondence with Zuckerberg.

Damian Collins, the chair of the culture, media and sport select committee, invoked a rare parliamentary mechanism to compel the founder of a US software company, Six4Three, to hand over the documents during a business trip to London. In another exceptional move, parliament sent a serjeant at arms to his hotel with a final warning and a two-hour deadline to comply with its order. When the software firm founder failed to do so, it’s understood he was escorted to parliament. He was told he risked fines and even imprisonment if he didn’t hand over the documents.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/24/mps-seize-cache-facebook-internal-papers

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Bye bye Faceplant.

[empedocles]

3. Short Facebook

[PSPS]

2. It's encouraging to see someone try to bring the zuckerberg scourge to heel

[erronis]

4. I guess the virtual stock boom behind the theft of personal info will go BOOM

Who would have ever thought that zillions of bits of personal information would have been a gold mine for certain people. A scourge for almost everyone else. And an evanescent golden bubble.

Zuck and friends - enjoy living on the cold hard streets.

[Farmer-Rick]

5. Nice to see a government stand up to one of the kings of capitalism

Interesting that it is a country that still supports a bunch of royals.

[BigmanPigman]

6. I wonder if the House Dems will go after Fuckbook when they

finally can hold their own investigations. I sure would like to see justice for these greedy bastards.

[Farmer-Rick]

7. I so agree.....

[sharedvalues]

8. Possibly huge. Depends what the papers say.

[BobTheSubgenius]

9. I think, at the least, a reasonable fine is in order.

Something in the 11-figure range should get MZ's attention.

[still_one]

10. So glad I never joined FB.

[BlueInRedHell]

11. Same! I got badgered by everyone and told that I was the only r/o

remaining person not on Facebook. I was also told that it was impossible to have a business and not be on Facebook. A lack of a Facebook presence has never hurt me one iota.

[sarcasmo]

12. Zuckerberg is vile.