"The app steals your contact data and uploads it to a remote server before sending spam SMS messages to all your contacts, but the messages look like they are coming from you."
So facebook is malware now ?
I think this lawsuit was just like any other modern-day lawsuit; a lawyer saying "hey, let's make some money!"
Nice try at attacking lawyers but the ACCC is a fully funded government dept who's job is to enforce consumer rights and corporate industry regulations ie they don't care about the money.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Competition_and_Consumer_Commission
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