U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Sep. 22, 2012
Divided 9th Circuit panel approves Facebook privacy settlement
A divided federal appeals court panel approved a $9.3 million class action settlement between Facebook Inc. and users angered at alleged intrusions on their privacy by the site's now-defunct Beacon feature on Thursday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Not everyone "friended" federal appellate approval Thursday of a $9.3 million class action settlement between Facebook Inc. and users angered at alleged intrusions on their privacy by the site's now-defunct Beacon feature.
Winners were Facebook, the plaintiffs' lawyers and some privacy advocates who stand to reap a windfall from a foundation set up to spend the money. But the split de...
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