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Meta knew it was collecting Facebook users' data, US plaintiffs argue

( April 9, 2026, 18:03 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Meta Platforms knew or was willfully blind to the fact it was collecting sensitive data from Facebook users without permission, plaintiffs told a US federal judge. Plaintiffs opposed a motion to dismiss privacy claims, arguing that because the purpose of the Facebook SDKs is to access data derived from the devices of users of third-party applications in which its SDKs are embedded, Meta clearly has knowledge that the SDKs will be used to access data from app users.See attached file. ...

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