Facebook Users Bring UCL, Wiretapping Claims Against Meta For Secret Activity Tracking

Mealey's (September 22, 2022, 11:00 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Two Facebook users on Sept. 21 filed a putative class action against its parent company, Meta Platforms Inc., accusing it of violating the federal Wiretap Act, California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws by using Facebook’s in-app browser to track their activity on third-party websites they visited from Facebook links without the users’ consent....