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Facebook Sued for Scanning Private User Messages

posted by cmn32480 on Tuesday May 24 2016, @10:29AM   Printer-friendly
from the no-big-shock dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

A California man is suing Facebook for allegedly scanning the content of private messages sent between users of the site.

The suit alleges that Facebook scans the messages in search of hyperlinks sent between users. "If there is a link to a web page contained in that message, Facebook treats it as a 'like' of the page, and increases the page's 'like,' counter by one," the suit contends. The site tracks when users "like" pages in order to compile individual profiles that allow third parties to send targeted advertisements.

Source: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/facebook-sued-for-scanning-private-user-messages/article/2591806

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 24 2016, @01:52PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 24 2016, @01:52PM (#350296)

    Wow, nice little story you have there. Imagine if it was even true! [theguardian.com]

  • (Score: 2) by CHK6 on Tuesday May 24 2016, @02:48PM

    by CHK6 (5974) on Tuesday May 24 2016, @02:48PM (#350320)

    Sure volume has decreased, but the rights to litigate remain true.

    http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=45 [bjs.gov]

    I like this nugget.

    In the nation's 75 most populous counties, some tort case categories have seen marked increases in their median jury awards. This was particularly the case for product liability trials, where the median awards were about 5 times higher in 2005 than in 1992 and for medical malpractice trials, where the median jury awards more than doubled from $280,000 in 1992 to $682,000 in 2005.

    • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 24 2016, @03:03PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 24 2016, @03:03PM (#350326)

      I don't think I want to live in a society where I don't have litigation rights.