Facebook must face a class action lawsuit filed in California claiming the social networking site sifted through users’ private messages for targeted advertising purposes, violating both federal and state law. Lead plaintiff Matthew Campbell and two others sued Facebook in December 2013, alleging the company scanned user messages for web links, translating them to “likes” on the user’s Facebook profile. Data lifted from the private messages was then used for targeted advertising, the plaintiffs claimed. Facebooks practice of scanning the content of these messages violates the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA also referred to as the Wiretap Act), as well as Californias Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), and section 17200 of Californias Business and Professions Code, the plaintiffs said. On Tuesday, US District Judge Phyllis Hamilton denied Facebook’s motion to dismiss the ECPA and CIPA section 631 claims, while granting dismissal of claims pertaining to section 632 of the CIPA and section 17200 of the California Business & Professions Code, according to Tech Times. Facebook has not offered a sufficient explanation of how the challenged practice falls within the ordinary course of its business, Judge Hamilton said.rt/usa/217875-facebook-lawsuit-advertising-messages/
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 03:07:09 +0000
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