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By Jonathan Stempel

Aug 24 2022 9:05AM

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Meta reaches US$37.5 million settlement of Facebook lawsuit

Meta Platforms reached a US$37.5 million settlement of a lawsuit accusing the parent of Facebook of violating users' privacy by tracking their movements through their smartphones without permission. A preliminary settlement of the proposed class action was filed on Monday in San Francisco ...

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