Meta seeks to dismiss amended US privacy class action over Android browsing
( July 15, 2026, 18:47 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Meta is urging a US judge to dismiss a proposed privacy class action accusing it of secretly linking Android users’ web browsing to their Facebook or Instagram accounts, arguing that users consented to the practice through its privacy policy and that the alleged conduct does not support claims for wiretapping, use of a pen register, computer hacking or invasion of privacy. "Plaintiffs’ complaint is not about Meta’s collection of their browsing data in the first instance — they were indisputably on notice that it would be collected. Rather, their complaint concerns how their browsing data was matched to their accounts subsequent to it being collected — ...
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