The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has finally lodged proceedings against Facebook almost two years after the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The watchdog claims the social media giant seriously and repeatedly failed to comply with Australian privacy law prior to the incident becoming public knowledge.
The UK government is planning to collect “targeted and personalised information,” on anyone who visits the government’s various websites, according to a new report from BuzzFeed News. Politicians in the UK are being told that it’s a “top priority” and that the information is needed to prepare for Brexit, the…
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which has been investigating Facebook in the wake of its massive Cambridge Analytica scandal, has voted to approve levying a massive $US5 ($7) billion fine against the social media giant, according to reporting in both the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. It’s the…
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