14 DAY TRIAL // Breach of contract, violation of federal wiretap statutes, unjust enrichment and trespassing are all things Facebook is accused of by Brooke Rutledge from Lafayette County, who felt she had no choice but to file a complaint against the social network for making her feel insecure.
It seems as the spy cookies issue is far from being over as people start seeing an opportunity in the latest gaffe made by Zuckerberg's company. After blogger Nik Cubrilovic led a complex investigation in which many of the cookies tracked by Facebook turned out to record data even after a customer has logged off, the company made some changes, but it seems that the impact the incident had in the media doesn't allow for things to calm down just yet.
According to The Register, the lawsuit has a class-action status, so others who want to profit from the deeds of the website can join the fight.
“Leading up to September 23, 2011, Facebook tracked, collected, and stored its users' wire or electronic communications, including but not limited to portions of their internet browsing history even when the users were not logged-in to Facebook,” the document revealed.
“Plaintiff did not give consent or otherwise authorize Facebook to intercept, track, collect, and store her wire or electronic communications, including but not limited to her internet browsing history when not logged-in to Facebook.”
Even though the company claimed from the start that all the monitoring took place in order to protect members against violation attempts, it redesigned some things to make everything even more legit, but because this remains a delicate matter, they'll have some further explaining to do.
It's true that some might consider the cookies as being part of a malicious plot, but it's also true that some might be just out to make a buck from the scandal. Cubrilovic stated his point and most of what he said is true. Social networks need to get their act together when it comes to the privacy of their users, but if we really want to stay protected, we should take care of ourselves and not rely on others to do it for us.