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Australia’s office of the information commissioner (OAIC) has opened a probe into Facebook after the Social Network™ revealed that some of the records that may or may not have ended up in the hands of Cambridge Analytica described Australians. “The investigation will consider whether Facebook has breached the Privacy Act 1988 …

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  1. Winkypop Silver badge

    For more information

    Please refer to the Federal Government Facebook page....

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  2. Neoc

    "Look up, stay alive". We loose too many tourists to plummetus Thylarctos every year when just a little insight can keep you safe...

    https://australianmuseum.net.au/drop-bear

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  3. Anonymous Coward
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    "The Information Commissioner" must be a Soviet moniker. Is just sounds so wrong in a free society.

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    1. julian.smith
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      WTF?

      Re: "The Information Commissioner

      ""The Information Commissioner" must be a Soviet moniker. Is just sounds so wrong in a free society."

      Australia is a "free society" - who knew!

      Citation required.

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      1. VikiAi
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        Unhappy

        Re: "The Information Commissioner

        Freer than many. But that isn't a particularly high bar, sadly.

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  4. Anonymous Coward
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    I read that they could be fined an estimated 2 Trillion dollars by the FTC!

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  5. eldakka
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    Maybe he'll get the boot?

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  6. one crazy media

    Couple of million bucks?

    Australia will spend more than a couple of million to probe Farce Book.

    Why bother? Couple million is less nothing to FB, when you consider their annual revenue from each North American consumer is $89 and worldwide revenue is ~$20!

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    1. julian.smith
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      Holmes

      Re: Couple of million bucks?

      What is this Facebook of which you speak?

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    2. GrumpyOldBloke
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      Re: Couple of million bucks?

      Why bother? Learn how to gain a political advantage over your opponents. Donation shakedown. If it can elect Trump then maybe the LNP have a chance. Help educate our politicians that the internet isn't just for pr0n. Opportunities for our ministry of everything. In short, something clever happened and Canberra is scrambling to understand it and to see how it can either profit from it or make it illegal.

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  7. Sanctimonious Prick
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    Also Note

    Note that the IPC website does not collect any personal information.

    :P

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