Data Privacy
Apr. 14, 2020
9th Circuit Facebook ruling has wide implications for data privacy litigation
The panel noted California law recognizes a legal interest in unjustly earned profits, and therefore, “Plaintiffs have adequately pleaded an entitlement to Facebook’s profits from users’ personal data sufficient to confer Article III standing.”
In a far-reaching opinion potentially affecting future litigation over the monetization of data, a federal appeals court reinstated a class claim against Facebook Inc. over the sale of information gathered from tracking logged-out users.
In doing so, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel reversed Judge Edward J. Davila of the Northern District of California. State law recognizes a legal interest in unjustly earned profits, and ...
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