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Federal privacy watchdog wants judge to declare Facebook broke laws on personal info

In 2019, Daniel Therrien found that Facebook allowed personal data to be used for political purposes
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Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien speaks during a news conference in Ottawa on December 10, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

The federal privacy czar is asking a judge to declare that Facebook broke CanadaB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s law governing how the private sector can use personal information.

Privacy commissioner Daniel TherrienB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s notice of application in the Federal Court of Canada comes after his office found the social-media giantB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s lax practices allowed personal data to be used for political purposes.

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A 2019 investigation report from Therrien and his B.C. counterpart cited major shortcomings in FacebookB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s procedures and called for stronger laws to protect Canadians.

The probe followed reports that Facebook let an outside organization use a digital app to access usersB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ personal information, and that some of the data was then passed to others.

Recipients of the information included the firm Cambridge Analytica, which was involved in U.S. political campaigns.

Facebook disputed the findings of the investigation and refused to implement its recommendations.

The Canadian Press

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