United States of America: California: Class action against Facebook for Internet tracking
Progress
Current status
in force
10 Nov 2022 in force
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
California Court approves USD 90 million settlement in Internet tracking class action against Facebook
On 10 November 2022, the US District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division, granted final approval in a class settlement against Facebook over the platform’s unlawful tracking of users’ activities on non-Facebook pages thr…
SourceEvent type
civil lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court