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In re Facebook, Inc., Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation

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Case Number:

3:18-md-02843

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

P.I.: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Vince Chhabria

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  1. October 08, 2019

    Facebook Wants 9th Circ. To Review Standing In Privacy MDL

    Facebook is pressing to immediately appeal to the Ninth Circuit a ruling that allowed users suing over the Cambridge Analytica data-harvesting scandal to move forward with their privacy claims, saying the holding conflicts with standing decisions from across the country.

  2. September 09, 2019

    Facebook Can't Shake Most Of User Data Harvesting MDL

    A California federal judge on Monday kept alive most of multidistrict litigation stemming from Facebook's involvement in the Cambridge Analytica data harvesting scandal, finding that the company's argument that social media users can't expect their information to remain private "could not be more wrong."

  3. May 29, 2019

    Facebook Says Social Media Users Can't Expect Privacy

    Facebook couldn't have violated users' privacy rights because users have no expectation of privacy when using social media, the company argued Wednesday in multidistrict litigation stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, saying the only way to ensure information stays private is not to post it on Facebook.

  4. May 01, 2019

    Facebook Investors Lose Bid For Cambridge Analytica Probe

    A New York bankruptcy judge on Wednesday denied a group of Facebook shareholders the chance to serve discovery on Cambridge Analytica, saying they can't game the scandalized British data firm's Chapter 7 proceedings to gather information for separate litigation against Facebook's board.

  5. April 25, 2019

    Facebook Says Cambridge Analytica Data Should Stay Private

    Facebook asked a New York bankruptcy court on Wednesday to ensure that data sought from defunct British data firm Cambridge Analytica by a group of Facebook users is kept private, saying that "sensitive personal information" could be at risk of exposure.

  6. March 18, 2019

    Facebook Says Revamped Privacy MDL Still Falls Short

    Facebook has again moved to nix multidistrict litigation accusing the social media giant of allowing third parties to harvest millions of users' personal information, arguing in California federal court that the sprawling new complaint still doesn't present a valid privacy case.

  7. February 02, 2019

    Facebook, Users Both Face Skeptical Judge In Privacy MDL

    U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria pressed Facebook Inc. and a putative class of users in multidistrict litigation about their take on its privacy settings, data sharing practices and technical intricacies during a lengthy hearing Friday, criticizing Facebook's disclosures for being "quite vague," while also calling the plaintiffs' allegations "pretty bare."

  8. January 29, 2019

    Suit Over Facebook Data Leak Sent Back To Illinois

    A California federal judge on Tuesday removed from multidistrict litigation a suit brought by the top prosecutor in Cook County, Illinois, against Facebook following the Cambridge Analytica data misuse scandal, finding the case instead belongs in Illinois state court.

  9. November 05, 2018

    Facebook Urges Court To Dismiss Data Misuse MDL

    Facebook is urging a California federal judge to toss multidistrict litigation accusing it of allowing third parties to harvest millions of unwitting users' personal information, arguing the plaintiffs have failed to show how any consumer was harmed or that their data was shared without consent.

  10. August 23, 2018

    Facebook Users Could Get Early Discovery In Data Suit

    A California federal judge on Thursday said he might let a proposed class of Facebook users access information already revealed to government investigators and a congressional committee before the users file a consolidated complaint alleging the social media giant negligently allowed big-data firms like Cambridge Analytica to collect their personal information.

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