August 22, 2017
A California federal judge has finalized a settlement resolving claims over how Facebook collects data on private messages, rejecting the objections of a class member who argued that the deal leaves nothing for consumers.
July 11, 2017
Facebook has asked a California federal judge to finalize a settlement resolving claims over how it collects data on private messages, saying that in spite of class member objections to the deal, a payment to the class is out of the question.
June 27, 2017
A Facebook user urged a California federal judge to reject a settlement in a suit over the collection of data from private messages, ripping the fact that plaintiffs attorneys would earn $3.9 million in fees while class members would get nothing.
May 30, 2017
The attorneys representing a nationwide class of Facebook users who sued over the collection of data exchanged in their private messages urged a California federal judge on Friday to stamp final approval on a nonmonetary settlement reached in March, and asked for nearly $3.9 million in attorneys' fees.
March 02, 2017
Facebook Inc. has reached a nonmonetary settlement with a national class of users in which it has agreed to cease the practice of using and sharing data exchanged in private messages to boost targeted advertising, according to a Wednesday filing in California federal court.
October 04, 2016
A California federal judge on Tuesday shot down a class of Facebook users' request to compel certain discovery, including source code, from the social media giant in a class action over the alleged misuse of links placed in private messages, saying the request was "unreasonable and disproportionate."
August 22, 2016
Facebook pushed back hard Friday against revealing more of its source code in a class action over the appropriation of links users placed in private messages, saying it's provided millions of lines of code already and that the new request is a "bait and switch."
August 03, 2016
A class of Facebook users who accuse the company of violating their privacy by illegally appropriating links sent in private messages filed three motions to compel discovery on Tuesday, including one that seeks company source code.
May 19, 2016
Facebook users who accuse the company of violating their privacy by illegally scanning the links in their private messages can proceed as a class in seeking an authoritative warning against the social media giant but must seek monetary relief individually, a California federal judge has ruled.
February 29, 2016
Facebook on Friday asked a California federal judge to disregard an expert report submitted by users pushing for class certification on their claims the social media giant illegally scanned the links in their private messages, saying it wrongly asserted entirely new arguments too late in the privacy suit.