Facebook must pay compensation for collecting user data.

In recent years, Facebook has been repeatedly involved in major controversies related to harming user interests, and has also received...a series of criticisms from countries around the worldDespite renaming the company Meta in hopes of changing people's negative perceptions, the world's largest social network still couldn't escape its problems."The shadow" of the past.

Meta's most recent lawsuit, which concluded on February 14th, concerned Facebook's collection of data from web browsers. After losing the case, Facebook was ordered to delete all relevant data and pay the plaintiffs, based on the extent to which they were affected by Facebook's tracking practices.

According to the terms of service, the initial tracking was legal because it was done with user permission, and Facebook also claimed it would stop tracking when users logged out of their social media accounts. However, Facebook later violated this clause. Users' browsing data was found to still be sent to the company through the plugin, even after users had logged out of Facebook.

The lawsuit dragged on for 10 years due to continuous appeals from both sides. Although Facebook won previous trials, in 2020, the US Court of Appeals rejected Facebook's arguments, ruling that the illegal copying and monetization of personal data would cause economic harm. Facebook's appeals to the Supreme Court were all denied.

Speaking to Variety, a Meta representative said: "Reaching a settlement in this case is in the best interests of our community and shareholders. We are pleased to have overcome the issue."

Last year, Meta also had to pay $650 million for privacy violations related to facial recognition technology in Facebook's photo tagging feature. Currently, Facebook is facing another major lawsuit in the US concerning violations of people's privacy using facial recognition technology over the past decade. The lawsuit was filed in the Harrison District Court of Texas on February 14th, and if Facebook loses, it could face hundreds of billions of dollars in damages.

Compiled by Khanh Ha (Photo: Internet)