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Meta Eavesdropped On Period-Tracker App's Users, Jury Rules
mercredi 6 août 2025, 12:00 , par Slashdot
![]() The case against Meta focused on its Facebook software development kit, which Flo added to its app and which is generally used for analytics and advertising services. The women alleged that between June 2016 and February 2019, Flo sent Facebook, through that kit, various records of 'Custom App Events' -- such as a user clicking a particular button in the 'wanting to get pregnant' section of the app. Their complaint also pointed to Facebook's terms for its business tools, which said the company used so-called 'event data' to personalize ads and content. In a 2022 filing (PDF), the tech giant admitted that Flo used Facebook's kit during this period and that the app sent data connected to 'App Events.' But Meta denied receiving intimate information about users' health. Nonetheless, the jury ruled (PDF) against Meta. Along with the eavesdropping decision, the group determined that Flo's users had a reasonable expectation they weren't being overheard or recorded, as well as ruling that Meta didn't have consent to eavesdrop or record. The unanimous verdict was that the massive company violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act. The jury's ruling could impact over 3.7 million U.S. users who registered between November 2016 and February 2019, with updates to be shared via email and a case website. The exact compensation from the trial or potential settlements remains uncertain. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/06/021226/meta-eavesdropped-on-period-tracker-apps-users-jury-r...
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