(December 2, 2016, 11:46 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In a Nov. 28 letter in California federal court, putative class plaintiffs alleging violations of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by Facebook Inc. argue that a protective order sought by the social network is inappropriate because the discovery items sought are relevant to their claims and to establishing Facebook’s knowing violation of the statute (In re Facebook Biometric Information Privacy Litigation, No. 3:15-cv-03747, N.D. Calif.)....