The Canadian Press reports:
A panel of judges says Facebook broke federal privacy law by failing to adequately inform users of the risks to their data upon signing up to the popular social media platform.
The Federal Court of Appeal found that Facebook, now known as Meta, did not obtain the meaningful consent required by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act between 2013 and 2015.
It also said Facebook breached its safeguarding obligations under PIPEDA, which governs the private sector’s use of personal information, during the relevant period by failing to adequately monitor and enforce the privacy practices of third-party apps.
In the decision, which overturns a 2023 Federal Court ruling, the Court of Appeal said Facebook “invited millions of apps onto its platform and did not adequately supervise them.”
Read more at Langley Advance Times.
h/t, Joe Cadillic