Litigation
Oct. 3, 2014
Judge considers privacy class action against Facebook
A federal judge Wednesday said she would likely fall somewhere between two of her colleagues' conflicting opinions on how far Internet companies can legally go to obtain personal information from users and use it for profit.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
OAKLAND - A federal judge said Wednesday she would likely fall somewhere between two of her colleagues' conflicting opinions on how far Internet companies can legally go to obtain personal information from users to make money.
A putative class action lawsuit claims that Facebook Inc. scans messages that users thought were private to find outside links that they can turn into anonymous "li...
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