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Ninth U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals Upholds Facebook Beacon Class-Action Settlement

David Cohen — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:12:28 +0000

The $9.5 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit over Facebook’s now-defunct Beacon program, initially announced nearly three years ago (March 2010), will stand despite objections from six judges on the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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U.S. House Passes Bill To Simplify Sharing Between Facebook, Netflix

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:59:08 +0000

Because of a law passed in 1988, U.S. Facebook users have been unable to share their Netflix viewing data — much like they do for Spotify or other applications that utilize open graph technology. However, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation recently to change this, allowing video-rental companies to get consent from their customers to share their preferences online.

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Appeals Court OKs Facebook’s Beacon Settlement

David Cohen — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:54:35 +0000

In yet another example of the blistering speed of the U.S. legal system, the $9.5 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit over Facebook’s now-defunct Beacon program, initially announced in March 2010, was finally approved by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and that decision wasn’t even unanimous.

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