Australians Invited to Claim Share of A$50 Million Meta Payout Over Cambridge Analytica

Overview

• Eligibility covers people who held a Facebook account between November 2, 2013 and December 17, 2015, spent more than 30 days in Australia in that period, and either installed the Life app or were friends with someone who did.
• The OAIC secured the enforceable undertaking with Meta in December 2024 creating the record A$50 million program, which KPMG administers at Meta’s expense separate from the compensation fund.
• An estimated 311,074 Australians may be eligible as friends of just 53 local app installers, and Meta has issued in‑app notifications directing potential claimants to check for fast‑track eligibility.
• Applicants must choose between two claim classes: Class 1 for documented economic or non‑economic loss assessed individually, or Class 2 via statutory declaration for general concern with a uniform amount set after Class 1 is finalised.
• Payout sizes have not been set; KPMG may apply caps after registrations close and any unallocated funds can be returned to the federal Consolidated Revenue Fund, while regulators warn of scams and urge use of the official KPMG portal.