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.

In a new ruling, the Federal Court of Appeal says 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.

The decision overturns a 2023 Federal Court ruling.{ai:summary}<p>A panel of judges found Facebook (now Meta) in violation of federal privacy law for not sufficiently informing users about data risks during sign-up. The Federal Court of Appeal ruled that meaningful consent was not obtained under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act from 2013 to 2015. </p><p>#society</p>

Federal Court of Appeal sides with privacy watchdog in long-running Facebook case

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