The Australian Information Commissioner alleges Facebook repeatedly breached privacy laws by disclosing user information to the This Is Your Digital Life app, according to a March 9 statement. — AFP
Facebook Inc is being sued in Australia by the nation’s privacy regulator, which claims the social media giant exposed the personal data of more than 300,000 users to the risk of being used for political profiling.
In proceedings lodged in the Federal Court, the Australian Information Commissioner alleges Facebook repeatedly breached privacy laws by disclosing user information to the "This is Your Digital Life” app, according to a statement March 9.
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