REUTERS: A federal judge on Monday ordered Facebook Inc to face most of a nationwide lawsuit seeking damages for letting third parties such as Cambridge Analytica access users' private data, calling the social media company's views on privacy"so wrong."
"Facebook's motion to dismiss is littered with assumptions about the degree to which social media users can reasonably expect their personal information and communications to remain private," Chhabria wrote."Facebook's view is so wrong."Lesley Weaver and Derek Loeser, two of the plaintiffs' lawyers, said in a joint statement that they were pleased with the decision, and"especially gratified that the court is respecting Facebook users' right to privacy.
In their 414-page complaint, users said Facebook misled them into thinking they could keep control over personal data, when in fact it let thousands of"preferred" outsiders such as Airbnb, Lyft and Netflix gain access. That position is"closer to the truth than the company's assertions in this case," Chhabria wrote."Sharing information with your social media friends does not categorically eliminate your privacy interest in that information."