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It's not because they aren't a potential threat, but, Enlarge this image Meghan Hicks Nolan sets the Fastest Known Record for Colorado's Nolan's 14 trail. Other Facebook-owned companies, like WhatsApp and Instagram, are not named as defendants in the class-action. Facebook's legal team and the privacy rights lawyers are slated to return to court next week for a hearing to attempt to sort through the stalemate.

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But Balabanian, an attorney representing those who sued Facebook, told the judge that he did not believe such an eye-popping amount would survive on appeal.

Northern California Public Media (SM) reserves all rights to content on this site. Next week, lawyers for Facebook will be back in court, trying to convince a judge they should be allowed to settle a class action suit that accuses the company of violating users' privacy. "It's $550 million. Donato said plaintiffs' lawyers "have a pretty good argument" that Facebook's actions with facial recognition technology violated the 2012 agreement with regulators. NorCal Public Media installed a Free Little Library today outside of... our building to serve the emerging residential community that is popping up around the station in all the new apartment complexes. The payouts go only to residents of Illinois, since the lawsuit was brought under the state biometric privacy law, viewed as one of the strongest and most comprehensive data privacy laws in the country. But the judge insisted that members of the class-action deserve a bigger payout, saying in effect: come up with a larger number, or prepare to go to trial. But Facebook spokeswoman Dina El-Kassaby said in a statement that the company supports resolving the litigation by settling. Supervisors faced a 46-million-dollar deficit and…, Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County has been hosting weekly conversations to discuss racism in our community. Animals with Cameras, A Nature Miniseries, Part 1 - Airing on 9/8 at 8pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. 5850 Labath Ave. Rohnert Park, CA   94928  Telephone: Copyright (c) 2020 norcalpublicmedia.org. The states behind…, Enlarge this image American Airlines check-in counters sit closed last month behind plastic barriers at Los Angeles International Airport. Attorneys for both Facebook and the plaintiffs were taken aback. SCHOOL CLOSURES for Thursday, October 1 & Friday, October 2, 2020…, Evacuation Orders Lifted for Some Santa Rosa Neighborhoods, Adapting Shelters For COVID-19 Adds Challenges During Glass Fire Evacuations, Sonoma County Learns From Past Botched Care Home Evacuations, Watch Cal Fire and Sonoma County's Glass Fire Updates, Sonoma County Glass Fire Evacuation Map: Updated Live, Sonoma County Supervisors Vote on 2020-2021 Budget, Conversations on Race Series Addresses Policy Reform (Aired: September 3, 2020). Coronavirus precautions made…, The LNU Lightning Complex Fires broke out in Napa and Sonoma Counties during this year’s peak grape harvest season. If so, he said it could be an example of "an intentional or reckless violation" of the state law, which could warrant even higher penalties of $5,000 per person. The judge's skepticism about whether the settlement amount is adequately compensating those who say Facebook invaded their privacy comes after the lawsuit dragged on for five years. And we were truly, from the plaintiff's perspective, on the brink of trial," privacy lawyer Rafey Balabanian told the judge. Facebook in January agreed to a historic $550 million settlement over its face-identifying technology. norcalpublicmedia.org 19 Counties Now On Watch List For More COVID-19 Restrictions By Lauren Helper, CalMatters June 29, 2020 With the July 4 holiday weekend only days away, California Gov. But now, the federal judge overseeing the case is refusing the accept the deal. Lawyers on both sides declined to comment on what to expect. "As we explained in January, we decided to pursue a settlement as it was in the best interest of our community and our shareholders to move past this matter," she said. The judge also raised the question of whether Facebook breached a 2012 agreement over user privacy that the tech giant struck with the Federal Trade Commission. Become an NPR sponsor, NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Sam Brinton, vice president of advocacy and government affairs at The Trevor Project, about the soon-to-be new number to…. As part of the accord, Facebook agreed to give users better notice about its face-scanning software. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide, Enlarge this image A Boeing 737 MAX jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson, prepares to land at Boeing, Enlarge this image Over the past three months, the Trump administration has added four political appointees to the U.S. Census Bureau, which. Facebook in January agreed to a historic $550 million settlement over its face-identifying technology.

Newsletter. The deal was the largest-ever payout as the result of a class-action lawsuit alleging online privacy violations.