Class In Facebook Message-Scanning Suit Seeks Approval Of Settlement

Mealey's (March 2, 2017, 11:54 AM EST) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — In a March 1 motion in California federal court, the plaintiffs in a class action accusing Facebook Inc. of privacy violations in its scanning of users’ private messages (PMs) seek preliminary approval of a settlement with the social network, noting changes that Facebook has made to its allegedly illegal practices (Matthew Campbell, et al. v. Facebook Inc., No. 4:13-cv-05996, N.D. Calif.)....