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Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal in long-running Facebook privacy case
- The Supreme Court of Canada will review a ruling stating that Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, violated federal privacy law by not adequately informing users about data risks when using the platform.
- The Federal Court of Appeal found that Facebook did not obtain meaningful consent required by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act between 2013 and 2015.
- Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne stated that the Court of Appeal's decision acknowledged that international firms must respect Canadian privacy law.
- The Court of Appeal described Facebook's claim that users read privacy policies as 'a dubious assumption' since such documents can be very lengthy.
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Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal in long-running Facebook privacy case
The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to review a ruling that concluded Facebook broke federal privacy law by failing to adequately inform users of risks to their data when using the popular social media platform. Last September, the Federal Court of Appeal found Facebook, now known as Meta Platfor...
It will ultimately be up to the Supreme Court to decide whether Facebook/Meta has indeed obtained valid consent from its users for the sharing of their personal data.
MONTREAL — It will ultimately be up to the Supreme Court to decide whether Facebook/Meta has indeed obtained a valid consent from its users for the sharing of their personal data. The highest court announced on Thursday that it will hear the appeal filed by Meta and will decide between two visions, that of the Federal Court, [...]
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