Australia: OAIC investigation into Facebook regarding alleged disclosure of user information to Cambridge Analytica

Progress

Current status
under investigation
17 Dec 2024 under investigation
07 Mar 2023 under investigation

Scope

Implementers
Australia
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
judiciary
Government Body
data protection authority
court
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

17 Dec 2024
under investigation

Reached settlement agreement in OAIC case against Facebook regarding disclosure of user information to Cambridge Analytica

On 17 December 2024, the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) reached a settlement agreement of AUD 50 million with Meta Platforms, resolving civil penalty proceedings related to Cambridge Analytica. In 2010, Meta launched the Graph Applicatio…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type interim ruling
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
07 Mar 2023
under investigation

Issued decision by High Court of Australia revoking Facebook’s special leave to appeal

On 7 March 2023, the Full Court of the High Court of Australia issued a decision to revoke Facebook’s special leave to appeal to the High Court in the 2020 case brought by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) against Facebook…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type interim ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court

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