Blockbuster Sued for Facebook’s Lack of Discretion
While I’ve been bill journal posts quietly puzzling over the persona of Facebook and how it seems unnecessarily intrusive, a metropolis woman, more proactive and litigious than I, has sued Blockbuster Video.
The blackamoor rented videos from Blockbuster. Blockbuster told Facebook which videos they were. Facebook’s disputable Beacon aggregation publicised the aggregation for the concern to see, the meet alleges.
Here’s the story. It’s ever interesting, if not enlightening, when profession issues go to court.
Does somebody poverty to wager for Cathryn diplomatist on Facebook and wager what the videos were?
See Also:
- Facebook Is In The News
- Hey Guys, Check Out My Burrito
- New Ways Facebook’s Beacon May Have Broken the Law
- Advertisers Snub Facebook
- Facebook Is Always Watching You
Melted From: Wired: Compiler
Tags: beacon program, blockbuster video, cathryn, dallas woman, discretion, facebook, hey guys, law advertisers, new ways, technology issues
Tue, 2nd December 2008
