Friday, August 1, 2014

Student Files Privacy Class Action Suit Against Facebook

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The Austrian law student who's been called the "thorn in Facebook's side" is not done taking the social network to court, and now wants you to join him


On Friday, Max Schrems, 26, launched a class action suit against Facebook in Austria, inviting any user outside the U.S. and Canada to join — which means around 1 billion users could potentially join his cause



Schrems filed the claim in an Austrian commercial court, alleging a series of privacy violations, including aiding the NSA in the PRISM surveillance program revealed by Edward Snowden, and requesting 500 euros (around $670) of damages per user Read more...


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from MashableLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
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