If you have used Facebook in the last 16 years, you can get settlement money – CBS News

Local News By CBS Baltimore Staff April 19, 2023 / 3:17 PM / CBS Baltimore CBS News Live CBS News Baltimore Live BALTIMORE — If you’re in the U.S. and you’ve used Facebook in the last 16 years, you can now collect a settlement payout.The settlement, which totals $725 million, stems from multiple lawsuits that were brought against Facebook by users who claimed that the company improperly shared their data with third-party sources such as advertisers and data brokers.   The litigation began after Facebook was embroiled in a privacy scandal in 2018 with Cambridge Analytica, which scraped user data from the site as part of an effort to profile voters.  Meta denied any liability or wrongdoing under the settlement, according to the recently created class-action website. However, the agreement means that U.S. residents who used Facebook between May 24, 2007, and December 22, 2022, can file a monetary claim as long as they do so before August 25, 2023.   How do I claim money under the Facebook settlement?Go to the claim website to fill out your claim, or print out the claim and mail it to this address: Facebook Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation, c/o Settlement Administrator, 1650 Arch Street, Suite 2210, Philadelphia, PA 19103. 
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