Facebook User Privacy Lawsuits Over Cambridge Analytica Have Legs
- Friends unwittingly betray ‘Friends,’ users allege in lawsuits
- Social network argues it had permission for ‘re-sharing’ data
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There’s no shortage of claims Facebook Inc. violates users’ privacy for profit. Far less common are rulings from U.S. courts finding the company’s practices illegal.
A San Francisco federal judge was leaning in that direction Wednesday by indicating he won’t dismiss lawsuits brought on behalf of tens of millions of users who blame the company for allowing their private information mined from their friends’ accounts to be shared with a British political consultancy tied to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.