Dec 16 (Reuters) - Australia's ACCC:
* STARTED COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST FACEBOOK & 2 UNITS FOR "MISLEADING" CONDUCT WHEN PROMOTING ONAVO PROTECT MOBILE APP TO CONSUMERS
* IS SEEKING DECLARATIONS AND PECUNIARY PENALTIES AGAINST FACEBOOK
* ALLEGES BETWEEN 1 FEB 2016 TO OCT 2017, FACEBOOK, UNITS FACEBOOK ISRAEL, ONAVO MISLED AUSTRALIAN CONSUMERS
* ALLEGES FB, UNITS MISLED AUSTRALIAN CONSUMERS BY REPRESENTING ONAVO PROTECT APP WOULD KEEP USERS PERSONAL ACTIVITY DATA PRIVATE, PROTECTED
* "ONAVO PROTECT CHANNELLED SIGNIFICANT VOLUMES OF THEIR PERSONAL ACTIVITY DATA STRAIGHT BACK TO FACEBOOK" Source: