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minus-squaredev_null@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoYes, it was secret in the sense they didn’t want their competitors knowing about it. It wasn’t secret to people who were invited and signed up for the program.
minus-squareInternetPerson@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoIt was already ruled that they failed to sufficiently disclose which information was used and how. https://www.reuters.com/technology/australia-court-fines-facebook-owner-meta-14-mln-undisclosed-data-collection-2023-07-26/
Yes, it was secret in the sense they didn’t want their competitors knowing about it.
It wasn’t secret to people who were invited and signed up for the program.
It was already ruled that they failed to sufficiently disclose which information was used and how.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/australia-court-fines-facebook-owner-meta-14-mln-undisclosed-data-collection-2023-07-26/
Yep