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  • Facebook faces class-action suit over Beacon

    Posted August 14, 2008 - 9:57 am

    A class-action suit filed in California charges Facebook and a handful of other companies, including Blockbuster, Fandango and Overstock, with violating online privacy and computer fraud laws related to Facebook's controversial Beacon system.

  • Facebook admits Beacon tracks logged-off users

    Posted December 3, 2007 - 1:47 pm

    Facebook has confirmed findings of a CA security researcher that the social-networking site's Beacon ad service is more intrusive and stealthy than previously acknowledged, an admission that contradicts statements made previously by Facebook executives and representatives.
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