
Supreme Court of Canada to hear Facebook privacy case
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to review a ruling that concluded Facebook broke federal privacy law by failing to adequately inform users of risks to their data when using the popular social media platform.
Last September, the Federal Court of Appeal found Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, did not obtain the meaningful consent required by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act between 2013 and 2015.
The decision overturned a 2023 Federal Court ruling.
The Court of Appeal said Facebook invited millions of apps onto its platform and did not adequately supervise them.