Facebook’s Scanning of User Messages Results in Lawsuit

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Two Facebook users are suing the company to fight what they say is the company’s practice of scanning their personal, private messages to other users so the company can then target personalized on-screen ads to users based on keywords used in their posts.

In a 36-page, three-count lawsuit, plaintiffs Michael Campbell, of Pulaski County, Ark., and Michael Hurley, of North Plains, Ore., allege that Facebook’s actions violate several of that state’s privacy laws.

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