Australia: ACCC lawsuit against Meta over alleged failure to disclose collection of user data in their app Onavo
Progress
Current status
in force
26 Jul 2023 in force
16 Dec 2020 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Australia
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
User/subject right
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
software provider: app stores
software provider: other software
Government Branch
judiciary
executive
Government Body
court
consumer protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued ruling in the ACCC lawsuit against Meta over alleged failure to disclose collection of user data in their app Onavo
On 26 July 2023, the Federal Court of Australia issued a ruling in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) lawsuit against Meta regarding the alleged failure to disclose the collection of user data in their app, Onavo. The court ha…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
Announced ACCC lawsuit against Meta over alleged failure to disclose collection of user data in their app Onavo
On 16 December 2020, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) initiated a lawsuit against Meta (formerly known as Facebook) for the alleged failure to disclose the collection of user data in their app Onavo. The lawsuit was filed at…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
consumer protection authority