[LINK] Facebook Levied Damages, But Makes Another Ugly Play

[Roger Clarke]

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Volume 17.05                                            March 11, 2010
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Judge Waits to Decide on Proposed Settlement in Facebook Privacy Case

Following a hearing last week, U.S. District Court Judge Seeborg
reserved decision about the approval of Facebook's proposed 9.5 million
dollar settlement in a case involving Facebook Beacon. According to the
settlement terms, Facebook would contribute about $6 million to the
establishment of a privacy organization. Facebook, however, would
maintain control over this organization, as Facebook's top lobbyist
would become co-President and all significant decisions would require a
unanimous vote. EPIC and several other privacy organizations, including
the Consumer Federation of America and the Privacy Rights
Clearinghouse, have written a letter to Judge Seeborg, ask him to
reject the settlement as proposed

Facebook Beacon Settlement Terms
 
<http://www.beaconclasssettlement.com/Files/SettlementAgreement.pdf>http://www.beaconclasssettlement.com/Files/SettlementAgreement.pdf

Facebook's Proposed Bylaws for the Privacy Foundation
 
<http://www.beaconclasssettlement.com/Files/ByLawAndFormation.pdf>http://www.beaconclasssettlement.com/Files/ByLawAndFormation.pdf

EPIC: Letter to Judge Seeborg regarding Facebook Beacon Settlement
 
<http://epic.org/privacy/facebook/EPIC_Beacon_Letter.pdf>http://epic.org/privacy/facebook/EPIC_Beacon_Letter.pdf

EPIC: Facebook Privacy
      <http://epic.org/privacy/facebook/>http://epic.org/privacy/facebook/

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Visiting Professor in Computer Science    Australian National University