The British Parliament seizes confidential documents on Facebook

The British Parliament seized confidential Facebook documents from the developer of a bikini photo search application that has now disappeared, while he wanted to get answers from of the social media company about its data protection policy.

Lawmakers searched for files before an international hearing. "We are holding meetings on Tuesday to discuss misinformation and" false information. "

Parliament's commission on digital, culture, media and sports" received the documents ordered from Six4Three regarding Facebook, "tweeted Chairman of the Committee, Dimitri, Damian Collins

"Under British law and parliamentary privilege, we can publish documents if we wish in our investigation," he said.

The maker of apps, Six4Three, had acquired the files as part of a US lawsuit against the social media giant.

She sued Facebook for policy change of the social network in 2015, forcing the company to close its application, Pikinis, which allowed users to find photos of their friends in swimsuits and swimsuits by consulting their list of friends

According to reports, the British committee used its powers to coerce a Six4Three officer who worked in a company. travel to London, to hand over the files.

The records were sealed this year by an American judge.

Lawmakers from seven countries are preparing to recruit a public policy officer on Facebook, Richard Allan. , at the committee hearing in London.

They had asked Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, to appear in person or by video, but he had refused.