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  1. February 22, 2016

    Facebook Users Push For Cert. In Message-Scanning Row

    A proposed class of Facebook users suing the company over allegations it illegally scanned the links in their private messages has continued its push for class certification in California federal court, hitting back at Facebook's arguments that the scanning of links is a routine, harmless practice.

  2. January 19, 2016

    Facebook Slams Class Cert. Bid In Message Scanning Suit

    Facebook on Friday shot back at a pair of users' bid to certify a class action accusing it of illegally scanning links in private messages, arguing that the plaintiffs mischaracterized the challenged practice and could not prove that every user's messages were treated the same way.

  3. November 16, 2015

    Facebook Users Ask Judge For Cert. In Privacy Lawsuit

    Two Facebook users asked a California federal judge to certify a proposed class Friday in their privacy lawsuit against the social network, saying the case turns on the company's program to track links attached to private messages sent by all of its users.

  4. November 04, 2015

    Facebook Must Reveal How It Monetizes Users In Privacy Row

    A California federal judge on Tuesday rejected Facebook's argument that it shouldn't have to hand over data on the money it makes off of user content, saying a proposed class of users claiming the social networking illegally scanned links in private messages for profit are entitled to most of the information.

  5. October 29, 2015

    Facebook Looks To Pare Discovery In Messaging Privacy Suit

    Facebook objected Wednesday to a magistrate judge's order to produce more evidence in a proposed class action alleging it inappropriately profits from website links intercepted from users' private messages, telling a California federal judge the request is overbroad and unrelated to the suit.

  6. September 22, 2015

    Facebook Says Users Can't Keep Stalling Privacy Suit

    Facebook Inc. disputed users' bid to push out the schedule of their proposed class action alleging Facebook inappropriately made money off of website links intercepted from users' private messages, telling a California federal court Monday that the suit has already been pending for nearly two years.

  7. July 17, 2015

    Facebook Says Privacy Suit Mediator May Have Conflict

    Facebook Inc. on Friday objected to the mediator appointed by a California federal judge in a proposed class action alleging it inappropriately monetizes website links intercepted from users' private messages, saying the mediator's firm represents plaintiffs in an unrelated pending lawsuit against it.

  8. January 02, 2015

    Facebook Can't Dodge Message Privacy Claims

    A California federal judge has nixed Facebook Inc.'s bid to escape a proposed class action alleging that it inappropriately monetizes website links intercepted from users' private messages, saying that it hadn't sufficiently explained how this practice fell within the ordinary course of its business.

  9. October 01, 2014

    Facebook Says Harvesting Links From User Messages Is Legal

    Facebook Inc. urged a California federal judge on Wednesday to toss a proposed class action accusing the social media titan of violating the Wiretap Act by monetizing website links intercepted from users' private messages, arguing that the practice is legal because it's part of Facebook's ordinary course of business.

  10. August 20, 2014

    Users Suing Facebook Cite Judge Koh's Yahoo Privacy Ruling

    Plaintiffs who sued Facebook Inc. for allegedly violating their privacy by mining private messages urged a California federal judge on Tuesday to consider U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh's recent order refusing to toss similar claims in a proposed class action brought against Yahoo Inc.

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