Facebook Inc. appeal of Australian Cambridge Analytica lawsuit focuses business-activity detail
By Laurel Henning ( May 7, 2021, 07:18 GMT | Insight) -- US-based Facebook Inc. is rejecting its inclusion in an Australian lawsuit related to alleged personal-data breaches linked to political consultancy Cambridge Analytica on the basis that it has carried out “no act” in Australia. Appearing before a full sitting of the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney, Facebook Inc. lawyer Noel Hutley said the company “did all acts overseas [and that] having digital effects in Australia is not the same as carrying on business in the country.”US-based Facebook Inc. is rejecting its inclusion in an Australian lawsuit related to alleged personal-data breaches linked to political consultancy Cambridge Analytica on the basis that it has carried out “no act” in Australia....
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