Facebook Hit With Class Action After User Data-Sharing Announcement

Mealey's (March 22, 2018, 11:39 AM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — Following a recent revelation by Facebook Inc. that millions of its social network users’ personal information was shared with a third-party analytics firm with political ties, a Facebook user on March 20 filed a class complaint against the social network in California federal court, alleging negligence and unfair competition (Lauren Price v. Facebook Inc., et al., No. 5:18-cv-01732, N.D. Calif.)....