Evaluates Facebook private messages from users in order to sell the data to advertisers? The throw users in the United States the social network from which have now filed a lawsuit.
The social media giant Facebook will face in the United States with an extensive action of users. This involves the allegation that the social network would systematically evaluate the private messages of users, in order to sell the data to advertisers. Accordingly Facebook links have collected to third party sites, the user had sent in their private messages, reports the Financial Times. These links information about users should be found that could be used for personalized advertising, so the accusation.
The number of people affected could amount to several million, according to the lawsuit, since there are more than 166 million Facebook accounts in the United States. When the users to create the impression that a message is “private”, procure Facebook particularly profitable opportunities, the Applicant: users believe that they would not be observed, would rather things would reveal about themselves, as if they knew that evaluated this information be.
Facebook dismissed the allegations: “We believe that the allegations are without merit and will defend ourselves vigorously.” Just a few weeks investors have filed a lawsuit against Facebook for misleading the IPO of the social network.
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