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Re:9th Circuit says users can sue Facebook over unlawful use... by toomuchtodo on Thursday August 08, 2019 @09:29PM (#20650571)
As opposed to bottom feeding tech companies? If not through class action, how else would you suggest aggrieved users seek redress (the right to do so having been enumerated by statute)?
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Re:9th Circuit says users can sue Facebook over unlawful use... by dd36 on Thursday August 08, 2019 @11:27PM (#20651109)
Bingo. Private rights of legal action make markets work properly.
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Re:9th Circuit says users can sue Facebook over unlawful use... by pfisch on Friday August 09, 2019 @01:55AM (#20651664)
Theoretically they could do that. It depends if the tort laws actually inflict enough damage to force change.

It seems to be the case that a lot of companies instead focus their resources on tort reform bills to neuter the laws.

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