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US judge questions if plaintiffs must show Meta knew data was collected without consent

By Xu Yuan ( November 18, 2025, 22:48 GMT | Insight) -- A US federal judge questioned whether plaintiffs suing Meta Platforms over its access to geolocation data shared by third-party apps have to show the company knew that the data was collected without approval in a lawsuit over Meta’s software tools.A US federal judge questioned whether plaintiffs suing Meta Platforms over its access to geolocation data shared by third-party apps have to show the company knew that the data was collected without approval in a lawsuit over Meta’s software tools....

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