Facebook Seeks Dismissal Of IP Address Location Data Collection Class Complaint

Mealey's (November 19, 2019, 9:36 AM EST) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — Asserting that it has made no misrepresentations about its collection of users’ internet protocol (IP) addresses and corresponding estimated location data, Facebook Inc. on Nov. 15 asked a California federal court to dismiss putative privacy, fraud and contract class claims against it, defending IP address collection as a necessary practice (Brendan Lundy, et al. v. Facebook Inc., No. 3:18-cv-06793, N.D. Calif.)....