Facebook heading to court
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Well its not the first time that Facebook has gotten into some legal problems
Facebook is no stranger to privacy controversy. In July, an investigation by Canada's privacy commissioner suggested Facebook is unconcerned with members' privacy and called on it to do more. Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart expressed concern that while it's easy for members to deactivate their accounts, it's less clear on how to actually delete them. Facebook could therefore retain member data from deactivated accounts for an indefinite period of time in violation of Canadian privacy law.
Well now they are in trouble in the States - in California (where they are headquartered).
The 40-page complaint accuses the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company of violating California privacy and online privacy laws by disseminating private information to third parties for commercial purposes.
"Plaintiffs and the general public desire and expect a level of privacy, which Facebook has failed to satisfy under its current policies, procedures, practices, and technology," the complaint states.
You can read more about it here:
Users file privacy lawsuit against Facebook
The lawsuit was filed by 4 individuals, two are under the age of 13 then a photographer and a model. Who knows if they will win but I do see changes a coming to better protect users. What do you think?
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Techcrunch did a funny story on this and even went as far as posting the entire lawsuit if anyone one wants some reading. I had to laugh at the picture they posted with the story - the kitchen sink
New Privacy Lawsuit Throws The Kitchen Sink At Facebook
A new lawsuit filed against Facebook in the Superior Court of California in Orange County is one of the more entertaining documents we’ve had the pleasure of reading recently. A lot of lawsuits against Facebook are fairly serious, but this one certainly isn’t — we haven’t seen litigation this amusing since the Attorney General of South Carolina set his sights on Craigslist to kick-start his campaign for governor.
Plaintiffs in the case appear to have engaged in run of the mill socializing on Facebook: sharing photos, writing status updates and similar things. They’re then complaining that privacy, copyright and other rights are violated as people look at the photos, read the updates, etc. It’s sort of like jumping into a pool and then complaining that you’re wet.