In a surprising move, the Australian Information Commissioner has sued Facebook in Australia over giving access to personal information of thousands of Australians to Cambridge Analytica.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-09/facebook-privacy-oaic-information-commissioner/12039642
https://www.businessnewsaus.com.au/articles/australian-information-commissioner-takes-facebook-to-court.html
"We consider the design of the Facebook platform meant that users were unable to exercise reasonable choice and control about how their personal information was disclosed," says Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk.
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