Facebook and AARP to pay $12.5 million for sharing user data – claim up to $237 by this deadline

Facebook and AARP to pay $12.5 million for sharing user data – claim up to $237 by this deadline If you ever watched a video on AARP.org using your Facebook account, you could receive up to 237 dollars. Yes, really. The AARP Administration (the largest retiree association in the U.S.) has reached a 12.5 million dollar settlement with Facebook (Meta) after being sued for sharing users’ personal data without their consent. Apparently, AARP allowed Facebook to track the videos viewed on its website. And no, that’s not legal. Although AARP denies having done anything illegal, of course, it conveniently agreed to pay to close the case and avoid a much longer (and more public) process. What really happened The case is called Markels et al. v. AARP and was filed in the Northern District Court of California. The lawsuit accuses AARP of violating the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) by allowing Facebook to receive information about users’ viewing habits. Each time someone played a video on AARP.org, the information (title, date, and other data) could automatically be sent to Facebook. Of course, AARP denies knowingly sharing that data, but since they needed to protect their reputation, they agreed to pay
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