posted by on Jul 11
Facebook, the online social networking giant, has faces numerous lawsuits since its inception just a few short years ago. The latest comes from Canada, where a law firm in Winnipeg, Manitoba has filed a Facebook class action lawsuit just this month.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his website are faced with allegations that his website mishandled private information and used personal data for commercial purposes, committing a breach of privacy for the main plaintiff, Donald J. Woligroski. Mr. Woligroski is a resident Winnipeg and a registered user of Facebook. He and the class action claim injury due to mishandling of private information on the internet.
Privacy advocates have had issue with Facebook for a long time. The current class action filed in Canada involves sharing tools where personal information is allegedly sent to other websites. Facebook says the claims are without merit and that they will fight the lawsuit vigorously.