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Judge rules in favour of Facebook tracking logged-out users

on Jul 4, 2017 | 0 comments

By John Glenday

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Facebook users aggrieved at being tracked by the social networking giant even after they’d logged out – by pinning responsibility on plaintiffs to keep their own browsing history private.

The court case was brought by users concerned that by clicking ‘like‘ buttons on other websites the Silicon Valley firm would be able to build a picture of an individual’s browsing habits, amounting to a possible infringement of privacy.

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Source: The Drum