The case of $ 15 billion: a US court withdrew allegations of surveillance from Facebook
California District Court on Friday, October 23, rejected the lawsuit against Facebook . The plaintiffs claimed that the social network watched their actions after they logged out of their accounts. They tried to recover a fine of $ 15 billion from the company. 150 million disgruntled users demanded compensation for $ 100 each.
Judge Edward Davila explained his decision by saying that the plaintiffs did not indicate what kind of damage the company’s actions entailed. The trial began in 2012. The judge studied the case for three years and nevertheless decided to reject the claim.
Plaintiffs can send their claims again before November 30, reports Bloomberg.
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The plaintiffs were residents of ten US states, including California, Texas and Alabama, who signed up for Facebook from May 2010 to September 2011. They admit that they voluntarily gave the company access to cookies on their computers. However, they did not consent to the collection of information about the actions of users after they log out of their social network accounts. According to the plaintiffs, Facebook used the information obtained in this way for mercenary purposes.
If Internet users were able to explain what economic losses caused the collection of information to them personally, the court decision could have been different. In addition, the plaintiffs failed to prove that after the incident they could not sell the information themselves. Not proven and the fact of the fall of the value of this data after they received Facebook.
On June 17, Megamind wrote that the Belgian Privacy Commission also sued Facebook. The Belgian authorities are unhappy with the social network's policy regarding the personal data of users. This also applies to tracking their behavior on third-party resources.
A Facebook spokesman warns that rising costs for companies in litigation may slow down or even stop the development of new technologies in Europe. Facebook recognizes that it collects data about users, including non-registered users, but claims that they are used only to identify bots.
Judge Edward Davila explained his decision by saying that the plaintiffs did not indicate what kind of damage the company’s actions entailed. The trial began in 2012. The judge studied the case for three years and nevertheless decided to reject the claim.
Plaintiffs can send their claims again before November 30, reports Bloomberg.
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The plaintiffs were residents of ten US states, including California, Texas and Alabama, who signed up for Facebook from May 2010 to September 2011. They admit that they voluntarily gave the company access to cookies on their computers. However, they did not consent to the collection of information about the actions of users after they log out of their social network accounts. According to the plaintiffs, Facebook used the information obtained in this way for mercenary purposes.
If Internet users were able to explain what economic losses caused the collection of information to them personally, the court decision could have been different. In addition, the plaintiffs failed to prove that after the incident they could not sell the information themselves. Not proven and the fact of the fall of the value of this data after they received Facebook.
On June 17, Megamind wrote that the Belgian Privacy Commission also sued Facebook. The Belgian authorities are unhappy with the social network's policy regarding the personal data of users. This also applies to tracking their behavior on third-party resources.
A Facebook spokesman warns that rising costs for companies in litigation may slow down or even stop the development of new technologies in Europe. Facebook recognizes that it collects data about users, including non-registered users, but claims that they are used only to identify bots.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/295684/
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