You May Be Eligible For This Facebook Tracking Class Action Lawsuit
Did you “Like” the wrong thing? You could get paid for it!
If you were a Facebook user between April 22, 2010 and September 26, 2011 and visited non-Facebook websites that displayed a Facebook “Like” button you may be eligible for a payment.
This class action settlement is the result of a lawsuit (In re: Facebook Internet Tracking Litigation) that alleges the company tracked consumer activity through a Facebook “Like” button on external websites.
Facebook users allege the company unlawfully tracked their browsing history while they were logged out of the social networking platform.
Facebook hasn’t admitted any wrongdoing but has agreed to pay $90 million to resolve these allegations.
If you qualify to receive a claim, you should have received a personalized notice in the mail or via email with a specific Notice ID and Confirmation Code. Head here to submit your claim no later than September 22, 2022.
If you did not receive a personalized notice, you still may be eligible to submit a claim here without a Notice ID or Confirmation Code. Have more questions? Check out their FAQ!
Note that these class action settlements usually take years to process and the amount you receive will vary depending on the number of claims.
Is this for the state of illinois ONLY?
No, it is not limited to just one state – it’s for any qualified Facebook user regardless of where they live!
The Illinois one was for facial recognition. That one had already paid out, and too late to file a claim.
According to the email, this settlement is only for US users. You shouldn’t expect to get more than $0.01. The numbers vary by source, however, there are at least around 178.3 million users in the US. The settlement is only $90 million. No one other than the lawyers and maybe the class representatives are going to see anything substantial.
I just realized my math was using cents instead of dollars. The maximum you could get is $0.50 assuming 178.3 million users. That means there is $850,000 leftover for the lawyers and class representatives.
$850,000 is only 0.94444444%. The lawyers are going to take more than that.
Lawyers getting 29% plus 600k for expenses