OTTAWA — 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 found that the Federal Court's failure to engage with the relevant evidence on this point was an error of law. He noted the Court of Appeal has asked his office and Facebook to report back within 90 days on whether an agreement on the terms of a remedial order has been reached."I expect Facebook to now bring forward proposals on how it will ensure that it complies with the court's decision."
The probe followed reports that Facebook let an outside organization use a digital app to access users' personal information, with that data then passed to others. About 300,000 Facebook users worldwide added the app, leading to the potential disclosure of the personal information of approximately 87 million others, including more than 600,000 Canadians, the commissioners' report said.
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