Litigation
Dec. 4, 2012
Judge approves $20 million Facebook settlement
A federal judge gave preliminary approval to a settlement late Monday that will require Facebook Inc. to pay $20 million to resolve a class action by users whose names, photos and personal information were uwillingly used in Sponsored Stories advertising.
By Hadley Robinson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal judge gave preliminary approval to a settlement late Monday that will require Facebook Inc. to pay $20 million to resolve a class action by users whose names, photos and personal information were uwillingly used in Sponsored Stories advertising.
The settlement also requires Facebook to change its terms of use and privacy policies to allow users to opt out of having their likenesses used in Sponsored Stories and ...
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