May 11, 2026
Meta Platforms must face the bulk of a consolidated set of proposed class actions alleging it exploits an Android communications channel to tie users' browsing data to their Facebook and Instagram profiles, a California federal judge ruled Monday, while Google must face a negligence claim.
March 24, 2026
A California federal judge mulling Meta's argument that its users' consent bars a proposed privacy class action pressed Meta's lawyers Tuesday on whether social expectations affect the bounds of that consent, observing that if she gave a friend permission to borrow her clothes, "I don't expect her to borrow my underwear."
June 04, 2025
Meta Platforms Inc. secretly exploits an Android communication channel to tie users' browsing information to their Facebook and Instagram profiles, rendering that information completely identifiable and making it easier to target users with advertisements, according to a proposed class action filed Tuesday in California federal court.