Federal Court of Appeal Sides With Privacy Watchdog in Long-Running Facebook Case

Federal Court of Appeal Sides With Privacy Watchdog in Long-Running Facebook Case
A Facebook privacy tab is displayed on a computer screen showing a Facebook Help Centre page in Ottawa on Sept. 10, 2024. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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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.