Long-time Slashdot reader robbyyy writes:
Facebook has been accused of violating its users rights by tracking users internet activity even after they have logged out of the platform. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said that users could now pursue them under various privacy and wiretapping laws.
Facebook is still dealing with the legal ramifications of the Cambridge Analytica scandal both in Australia and around the world.
“Plaintiffs have plausibly alleged that Facebook set an expectation that logged-out user data would not be collected, but then collected it anyway,” the judge wrote. “In addition, the amount of data allegedly collected was significant…
“In light of the privacy interests and Facebook’s allegedly surreptitious and unseen data collection, Plaintiffs have adequately alleged a reasonable expectation of privacy.”
of this story at Slashdot.
Source:: Slashdot