Civil Litigation
Sep. 10, 2019
Judge: Facebook can be sued over selling users’ personal data
Facebook Inc. can be sued for selling users’ personal data to the information company Cambridge Analytica, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Facebook Inc. can be sued for selling users' personal data to the information company Cambridge Analytica, a federal judge ruled Monday.
And U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria of the Northern District had some harsh words for Facebook's contention that users have no legitimate privacy interest in any information they make available to their friends on social media.
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