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Facebook’s Beacon Problems Continue With New Class-Action Lawsuit

Authored by Jay Baage on August 14, 2008 - 6:55am.

Palo Alto, CA. - Facebook's controversial and now revamped Beacon service has led to another class action lawsuit against the company and other sites for their participation in the program. The group of people behind the lawsuit is demanding that Facebook delete any data collected from the program, award restitution and return any money earned in violation of privacy laws.

Analysis: How Much Does Online Privacy Matter?

Authored by Rohit Bhargava on December 10, 2007 - 9:42am.

This is a post that I am guessing will get some fairly passionate responses on either side of the debate. Here's the question lots of people are asking today: where and how much does privacy really matter to you online? This is a critical question for 3 reasons: