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An article by Wendy Davis posted on the online media website.
This article discusses recent lawsuits filed against Facebook for alleged violations of privacy laws.
As the article states, "Facebook was hit this week with three new potential class-action lawsuits stemming from reports that it tracks logged-out users, bringing to five the total number of cases against the company."
The author further states, "The cases stem from a report published late last month by Australian developer Nic Cubrilovic, who found that Facebook was able to identify whenever they visited sites with the "like" button or other social widgets.
Cubrilovic's report spurred lawmakers and privacy groups to call for a Federal Trade Commission investigation. After the developer published his findings, Facebook quickly said it would fix the "bug" that allowed it to receive data about logged-out users. The company also denied "tracking" users, arguing that it never retained data tying users' IDs to the sites they visited.
The article also provides specifics about the suits that have been filed. A link to information about one of the suits is included in the article. There will likely be more to report about this issue as the extent of the "bug" that Facebook references becomes more known to the public, and it remains unclear how widespread of a possible violation this truly is.
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