Australia court fines Facebook owner Meta $14 million for undisclosed data collection

SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian court ordered Facebook (NASDAQ:) owner Meta Platforms to pay fines totalling A$20 million ($14 million) for collecting user data through an application purporting to protect privacy without disclosing its actions.

Australia’s Federal Court also ordered Meta, through its subsidiaries Facebook Israel and the now-discontinued app, Onavo, to pay A$400,000 in legal costs to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, which brought the civil lawsuit.

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