Facebook puts a price on privacy for US users and it's not enough to buy a cup of coffee
In 2018, Facebook was sued multiple times for allegedly selling access to account holder data, contrary to privacy commitments.
Five years later, US-based individuals who used Facebook at any time from May 24, 2007 though December 22, 2022, have the opportunity to get paid a token amount for their data, and for having their privacy denied.between Meta, now Facebook's parent org, and the class action plaintiffs who challenged the company's handling of user data. The case covers eight separate claims brought in California, Illinois, New Jersey, and Texas in the US.
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