Facebook suffers blow in Australia legal fight over Cambridge Analytica
by Christopher Knaus from Technology | The Guardian on (#582YP)
Tech giant fails to convince court it doesn't carry out business in Australia as privacy regulator accuses Facebook of breaches
Facebook has been dealt a blow in its fight to fend off Australian legal action surrounding the Cambridge Analytica scandal, with the tech giant failing to convince the federal court it does not carry out business in Australia.
In March, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) sued Facebook for allegedly breaching the privacy of more than 300,000 Australians between March 2014 and May 2015.
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