DC Judge Allows AG Racine’s Facebook Lawsuit to Proceed
District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Fern Saddler denied Facebook's motion to dismiss D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine's data privacy lawsuit against the company (see 1812190039). With the lawsuit able to proceed, Racine will immediately focus on “obtaining all of…
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the evidence proving that Facebook broke District law and did not follow its own policies to protect the privacy of more than 340,000 Facebook users who reside in the District,” a spokesperson said Monday. The lawsuit is meritless, and the company will continue defending itself “vigorously,” its spokesperson said Monday: The company believes privacy protection is a top priority, and it has “taken a hard look at the information apps can use when you connect them to Facebook, as well as other data practices.”