The nation’s top court issued an order denying a request by the leading social network to review a California federal court’s decision to allow the litigation accusing Facebook of violating wiretap laws. “Rather than eavesdropping on a separate communication, the communication with Facebook contained distinct content intended for Facebook,” the leading social network said in a legal filing. The suit accuses Facebook of wrongly tracking users away from the social network, then making money from the data by selling it to marketers for targeting ads. Facebook has since changed the way it uses software snippets, such as like and share buttons, that gather information about users’ internet activities. The Silicon Valley tech giant added that allowing the case to proceed would have “sweeping, and detrimental consequences.” Critics and regulators have repeatedly taken aim at Facebook over user privacy.

Source: Manila Times March 23, 2021 02:03 UTC