Just 53 Australians used Facebook app responsible for Cambridge Analytica breach

Most of 310,000 Australians affected by breach did not directly consent to harvesting of their personal details

Only 53 Australians used a Facebook quiz app responsible for the Cambridge Analytica data breach, meaning the vast majority of 310,000 affected citizens did not directly consent to the harvesting of their personal details.

On Monday, Facebook began contacting 87m Facebook users around the world, including in Australia, to tell them their personal information was shared with Cambridge Analytica, a firm that helped Donald Trump to victory and aided the Brexit campaign.