The federal privacy czar is asking a judge to declare that Facebook broke Canada91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s law governing how the private sector can use personal information.
Privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s notice of application in the Federal Court of Canada comes after his office found the social-media giant91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™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 Facebook91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™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 users91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ 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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