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Dec 17 2024 4:33PM

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Meta settles with Australia's privacy watchdog over Cambridge Analytica

Meta Platforms has agreed to a $50 million settlement, Australia's privacy watchdog said, closing long-drawn, expensive legal proceedings for the Facebook parent over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner had alleged that personal information of ...

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