Rohan PearceJul 26, 2023
The Federal Court has ordered two subsidiaries of social media giant Meta, Facebook Israel and Onavo Inc, to each pay $10 million for engaging in conduct liable to mislead in breach of the Australian Consumer Law, in an action brought by the ACCC. https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/20m-penalty-for-meta-companies-for-conduct-liable-to-mislead-consumers-about-use-of-their-data
$20m penalty for Meta companies for conduct liable to mislead consumers about use of their data

The Federal Court has ordered two subsidiaries of social media giant Meta, Facebook Israel and Onavo Inc, to each pay $10 million for engaging in conduct liable to mislead in breach of the Australian Consumer Law, in an action brought by the ACCC.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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From the release: In Google and Apple App Store listings, Onavo Protect was promoted as a product that would keep users’ data protected and safe, for example with language such as “*Use a free, fast and secure VPN to protect personal information*” and “*Helps Keep You and Your Data Safe*”.

In fact, Onavo and Facebook Israel shared the personal activity data from users collected by the app in anonymised and aggregated form with parent company Meta (then known as Facebook Inc) for commercial benefit.

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Full judgement in Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Meta Platforms Inc https://www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Judgments/fca/single/2023/2023fca0842
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Meta Platforms Inc [2023] FCA 842

Jul 26, 2023 at 4:33amWeb