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Re:Australia sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica by bilekas on Monday March 09, 2020 @03:17PM (#22528704)
Now THIS would be a fine that Facebook would surely feel!

I am assuming this is some Class Action suite ? Or is this different as its from the privacy watchdog ?

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Re:Australia sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica by nineteen999 on Monday March 09, 2020 @03:27PM (#22528800)
It's a government body. So the Plaintiff in this case is presumably the Australian Federal Government, in a case in our Federal Court.

https://www.oaic.gov.au/

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Re:Australia sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica by bilekas on Monday March 09, 2020 @03:30PM (#22528841)
I have an unexplainable urge to scream : "THE LIBERAL GOVERMENT!!!"

This is really cool news though, it's about time that Facebook take some serious ownership of this mess.

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