Facebook Urges Dismissal Of $15B Internet Tracking Lawsuit

Facebook is seeking the dismissal of a $15 billion lawsuit that accuses it of secretly tracking its users’ Internet activity after they leave the social network’s platform, saying that the plaintiffs failed to offer specific examples of how they were harmed by its alleged actions.

Facebook is seeking the dismissal of a $15 billion lawsuit that accuses it of secretly tracking its users’ Internet activity after they leave the social network’s platform, saying that the plaintiffs failed to offer specific examples of how they were harmed by its alleged actions.

Bloomberg reported that the suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, in San Jose, consolidated similar complaints filed on behalf of U.S. residents in 10 states over Facebook’s installation of cookies that monitor users’ activity after they leave the social network.

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