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by JumpCrisscross 2753 days ago
> What laws did Facebook break that warranted seizing and publishing internal documents?

Parliament is sovereign. Facebook ignored Parliament. That is tantamount to blowing off an American court order.

More pointedly, Facebook has broken their agreements on keeping WhatsApp and Facebook data separate. These e-mails further show Onavo and Facebook conspiring to hide their intent around data collection users, which likely breaks British privacy and honest trade law.