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<\/picture><\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\nUS Facebook users can now apply for their share of a $725m (\u00a3583m) privacy-case settlement.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The legal action alleged the social-media company shared 87 million users’ data without their consent, via third parties such as Cambridge Analytica. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The allegation, dating back to 2018, remains one of the highest-profile data-privacy scandals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Meta, which owns Facebook, has denied any wrongdoing but agreed to the settlement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Anyone who used Facebook in the US between 24 May 2007 to 22 December 2022 can claim – “in the range of 250-280 million” people, according to the ruling document.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Claims can be filed on the settlement website or by mail, including:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Claimants can choose to receive their funds via:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The deadline to claim is 25 August – but anyone wanting to object to the settlement or retain their right to take separate legal action against Meta by opting out must do so by 26 July.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Claimants who qualify will be awarded one point for each month they had a Facebook account during the “class period”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The net settlement amount ($725m minus legal and administrative costs) will then be divided by the total number of points, to determine how much money will be paid for each. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n A federal judge gave the agreement preliminary approval at the end of March – but a final approval hearing is set for 7 September and there may be appeals that delay the process further. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Technology author James Ball told BBC News that Meta executives would be relatively pleased with this settlement. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “On one level, $725m is a huge amount of cash – but Meta is such a large company that this figure represents less than three days of its revenue,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “Meta is keen to present privacy issues such as those raised by the Cambridge Analytica controversy as historical – obviously it remains to be seen whether that’s the case – as if there are more settlements in the future, that could start to have a more serious impact on the company.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Facebook owner Meta updates its privacy policy<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/div>\n <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Meta settles Cambridge Analytica scandal for $725m<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/div>\n <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Facebook sued for ‘losing control’ of users\u2019 data<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/div>\n <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n Published at Thu, 20 Apr 2023 17:21:26 +0000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Facebook $725m settlement fund opens to US claims Getty Images By Shiona McCallum Technology reporter US Facebook users can now apply for their share of a $725m (\u00a3583m) privacy-case settlement. 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