Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, reached an out-of-court settlement with a group of US users to whom it will pay 90 million dollars for having violated their privacy, by tracking them even once they had disconnected from their accounts on Instagram. social network.
The company and the plaintiffs submitted a settlement proposal – to which he had access Eph this Tuesday – before the San José Division of the Northern District Court of California (USA), and now it will be up to the court to decide whether to accept it or not.
The issue dates back to 2012, when a group of Facebook users – who had not yet changed their name at the time – sued the social network for following their movements (known as “tracking”) through digital cookies or “cookies”. , even when they had completely disconnected from the platform.
This monitoring allowed the company to accumulate data on the tastes and activities of Internet users, very valuable information that constitutes a fundamental part of its lucrative advertising business.
The plaintiffs accused the firm led by Mark Zuckerberg of violating the privacy and eavesdropping laws of the United States and the state of California.
Although a federal judge dismissed the case in 2017, an Appeals Court overturned that decision in April 2020, finding that the plaintiffs could have been financially affected by Facebook’s practice.
If the Justice approves the agreement, the plaintiffs will share the 90 million dollars that Meta will pay, and the company will have to eliminate all the data of those users collected irregularly.
The out-of-court settlement does not specify how many users would benefit from the deal. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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