SYDNEY: An Australian court has ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms to pay fines of $14 million for collecting social media user data via an application claiming to protect privacy without disclosing its acts, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
Australia Fines Meta $14 Million For Hidden Data Collection
The court also asked Meta, through its subsidiaries Facebook Israel and the now-discontinued application, Onavo, to pay A$400,000 in legal costs to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, which brought the civil complaint, Reuters maintained.
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