Facebook Beats Privacy Lawsuit in U.S. Over User Tracking (Even After Users Log Out of Service)

From Reuters:

A U.S. judge has dismissed nationwide litigation accusing Facebook Inc of tracking users’ internet activity even after they logged out of the social media website.

In a decision late on Friday, U.S. District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California said the plaintiffs failed to show they had a reasonable expectation of privacy, or that they suffered any “realistic” economic harm or loss.

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Davila said the plaintiffs cannot bring their privacy and wiretapping claims again, but can try to pursue a breach of contract claim again. He had dismissed an earlier version of the 5-1/2-year-old case in October 2015.

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Direct to Full Text of Judge Edward Davila’s Order Dismissing Case

See Also: Footnote 1) Detailed Discussion of Plaintiffs’ Factual allegations, see this Court’s order granting Facebook’s previous motion to dismiss (July 2, 2012) 

Hat Tip: Daniel Ayala