Facebook User Privacy Settlement
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About this case
The class action alleged that Facebook shared users’ private data with third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, without adequate consent. The matter reached a $725 million settlement, and payments are being distributed to eligible participating users.
Case overview
- Defendant company
- Product or service
- Case name
- In re Facebook, Inc. Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation
- Case status
- Settlement Reached
- Lawsuit type
- Privacy
- Reported harm
- Privacy Security
Participation information
Availability is based on each listed participation option and its deadline.
Supplemental settlement payments
Some users who previously filed valid claims are receiving supplemental payments.
No additional action is indicated for recipients of the supplemental payments.
- Type
- Settlement Claim
- Status
- No action required
- Total settlement amount
- $725,000,000
- Payout
- Supplemental payments are being sent to some prior claimants; individual amounts vary.
This information does not determine whether you qualify for a case.
Sources
Public reporting associated with this case.
- Facebook User Privacy Settlement
NBC 5 Chicago ·
- Facebook Consumer Privacy Class Action Settlement
Newsweek ·
- Facebook Privacy Data Settlement
FOX 4 News ·
- Facebook $725 Million Privacy Settlement
New York Post ·