Nonetheless, the jury ruled against Meta. Along with the eavesdropping decision, the group determined that Flo’s users had a reasonable expectation they weren’t being overheard or recorded, as well as ruling that Meta didn’t have consent to eavesdrop or record. The unanimous verdict was that the massive company violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act.
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The plaintiff’s lawyers who sued Meta are calling this a “landmark” victory — the tech company contends that the jury got it all wrong.
Seriously, what is it with these lawyers that come out of a court case they just lost because they client is a guilty sack of shit, and then they go "but the judge and jury and evidence have it all wrong, we are innocent because my client says so!
Go fuck an umbrella you sell out
User privacy is important to Meta
You can't be serious with this, right? At eyou seriously with a straight face claiming that Meta, of all companies, is fighting the good fight for user privacy and isn't trying to squeeze more money out of every piece of data they can get their hands on?
Fucking liars
Meta got yo data