Security News > 2021 > March > Facebook Fails in Bid to Derail $15 Bn Privacy Suit
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider an appeal by Facebook that would have derailed a $15 billion lawsuit over whether it illegally tracked users about a decade ago.
The nation's top court issued an order denying a request by the leading social network to review a California federal court's decision to allow the litigation accusing Facebook of violating wiretap laws.
"Rather than eavesdropping on a separate communication, the communication with Facebook contained distinct content intended for Facebook," the leading social network said in a legal filing.
The suit accuses Facebook of wrongly tracking users away from the social network, then making money from the data by selling it to marketers for targeting ads.
Facebook has since changed the way it uses software snippets such as like and share buttons that gather information about users' internet activities.
Critics and regulators have repeatedly taken aim at Facebook over user privacy.