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Facebook battle with Canada privacy agency advances as judge declines to grant both sides' efforts to strike claims

By Mike Swift
  • 22 Sep 2021 18:11
  • 22 Sep 2021 18:11
Facebook and Canada’s chief privacy enforcer both failed to land a knock-out blow in a preliminary battle in the Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s bid to force Facebook to follow the regulator's recommendations to prevent Canadians' data from being improperly leaked to third-party apps.
The Federal Court of Canada, in

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Mike Swift

Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent


Mike Swift is an award-winning journalist who has been at the forefront of covering data, privacy and cybersecurity regulatory news for more than a decade. As the Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent for MLex, in addition to reporting, he coordinates MLex’s worldwide coverage in the practice area. Formerly chief Internet reporter for the San Jose Mercury News and SiliconValley.com, Mike has covered Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Twitter and other tech companies and has closely tracked technology and regulatory trends in Silicon Valley. He has wide ranging expertise from the business of professional sports to computer-assisted reporting. A former John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University, he is a graduate of Colby College.

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