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Facebook in Lawsuit Over Online Tracking

Posted By St. Louis Personal Injury Attorney on Oct 14, 2011 4:30pm PDT

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Facebook is facing a lawsuit by a Texas lawyer as to the legality of their use of customer information. The lawyer is attempting to reach out to the potential class of Facebook users that suffered similar breaches of privacy, an estimated million users. The basis of the suit is that the company uses electronic cookies to track patterns of browsing Internet users. The plaintiff contends that this is a violation of the federal wiretap act, a law that among other provisions seeks to limit access to electronic information provided by Internet users. Cookies are "small files placed on computers by websites and online services to identify users and to track them". If the plaintiffs win, Facebook may face statutory damages of up to $10,000 per violation and potential punitive damages and a court injunction to stop the violations.

The amount of information that is available to others about each of us is vast. Protecting that information should be a priority. However, if something does happen and you need legal representation relating to electronic information and privacy, Meyerkord and Meyerkord, LLC can help. We are an experienced group of attorneys that have navigated the complicated interplay between the virtual world and the law. Our law firm developed case law in Missouri known as "false light" which can help a party injured by social media. Please contact us at (314) 436-9958 or (800) 391-4318 to schedule a no-obligation meeting with an experienced Internet privacy rights attorney.

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