Australia sues Facebook, alleges breach of user dataA Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. “The design of the Facebook platform meant that users were unable to exercise reasonable choice and control about how their personal information was disclosed,” Information Commissioner Angelene Falk said in a statement. The suit sought unspecified damages, adding that each breach of privacy law could draw a maximum penalty of A$1.7 million (USD1.1 million). In all, Facebook was accused of inappropriately sharing information belonging to 87 million users globally with the survey tool of now-defunct British firm Cambridge Analytica. In the months after Trump’s election, Cambridge Analytica registered a business in Australia but never went to work for an Australian political party.

Source: Standard Digital March 10, 2020 04:41 UTC