Technology,
Data Privacy
Nov. 11, 2020
UK citizens can’t sue Facebook in the US, judge rules
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria found the tech giant adopted terms to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. They prohibit British residents from pursuing litigation against the California-based company outside their home courts.
United Kingdom citizens cannot sue Facebook in U.S. courts for data privacy violations, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled Tuesday.
Despite claims from users that they were forced to agree to new forum selection rules to undermine the lawsuit over leaking data to Cambridge Analytica, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria found the tech giant adopted the terms to comp...
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