Meta Faces Possible $14 Million Fine in Australia for Collecting User Data

An Australian court ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms to pay fines totaling $14 million for collecting user data through a smartphone application advertised as a way 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 legal costs to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which brought the civil lawsuit.

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