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Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of the $725M settlement

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Re: Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of the $725M settlement

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Post by cromka »

bmacho wrote: post #8
zelphirkalt wrote: post #4

Domains this website wants you to connect to (withtout allowing it to, to there might be even more, if you let it load from all those domains): facebookuserprivacysettlement.com www.facebookuserprivacysettlement.com adsrvr.org js.adsrvr.org digitaldisbursements.com content.digitaldisbursements.com fonts.googleapis.com google.com zdassets.com static.zdassets.com

Domains that you block, if you don't want to connect to them: facebookuserprivacysettlement.com www.facebookuserprivacysettlement.com adsrvr.org js.adsrvr.org digitaldisbursements.com content.digitaldisbursements.com fonts.googleapis.com google.com zdassets.com static.zdassets.com No, seriously, if you don't want to connect to these sites, block them.

These two comments, in a nutshell, perfectly exemplify the Europe vs USA mentality, socialism vs libertarianism. Top down oversight vs you need to protect yourself because no one will. If only you could draw a gun at these pesky websites! /s

Re: Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of the $725M settlement

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Post by geraldwhen »

miked85 wrote: post #10
spaniard89277 wrote: post #3

Seems like a bunch of free money if you're in the US. Sadly, Im not

It usually takes years to get paid anything for these class actions, and then you might get a check for $5

The app development settlement was quite large: up to $25,000 per developer. I bet a lot of people here made a lot of money from that class action.

Re: Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of the $725M settlement

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Post by swarnie »

bmacho wrote: post #8
zelphirkalt wrote: post #4

Domains this website wants you to connect to (withtout allowing it to, to there might be even more, if you let it load from all those domains): facebookuserprivacysettlement.com www.facebookuserprivacysettlement.com adsrvr.org js.adsrvr.org digitaldisbursements.com content.digitaldisbursements.com fonts.googleapis.com google.com zdassets.com static.zdassets.com

Domains that you block, if you don't want to connect to them: facebookuserprivacysettlement.com www.facebookuserprivacysettlement.com adsrvr.org js.adsrvr.org digitaldisbursements.com content.digitaldisbursements.com fonts.googleapis.com google.com zdassets.com static.zdassets.com No, seriously, if you don't want to connect to these sites, block them.

Ill get the average facebook user (60+ y/o boomer) right on to identifying domain links and how to block them.

Re: Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of the $725M settlement

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Post by cromka »

LadyCailin wrote: post #19
miked85 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It usually takes years to get paid anything for these class actions, and then you might get a check for $5

I got a case of free Red Bull at one point as payment. They said I could have a check for $5 or a case of product, so I took the product lol.

So making and shipping a case of red bull costs them less than $5. Or maybe they tough it would help to drawn the sorrows?

Re: Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of the $725M settlement

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Post by pzo »

miked85 wrote: post #10
spaniard89277 wrote: post #3

Seems like a bunch of free money if you're in the US. Sadly, Im not

It usually takes years to get paid anything for these class actions, and then you might get a check for $5

It would be good that you can easily claim it but make sure that you just instead donate to some organization like EFF. For single person $5 or $35 is small money not maybe worth the hassle but for charity organization it might be a big amount of money on the table.

Just an idea for those organizations - maybe create some browser addon or more user friendly claim form to easily donate such type of claims to them.

Re: Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of the $725M settlement

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Post by boomboomsubban »

1vuio0pswjnm7 wrote: post #27

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.32... They are estimating the payment will be around $35 per claimant. The settlement has not yet been approved; this website is performing no small amount of data gathering which the class action lawyers will no doubt use as evidence that the settlement should be approved. There are a variety of objections. (Imagine if these could prevent the settlement from…

>They are estimating the payment will be around $35 per claimant

Is that based on the time spent using Facebook? ~5 years ago I deleted my account, would I only receive 2/3's of the amount?

Re: Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of the $725M settlement

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Post by mike_hock »

tmikaeld wrote: post #12

Is this real? Looks like the good old scam: Enter your payment method so that you can receive the money, we just have to charge you 20$ to verify your account.

Give Facebook even more of your personal information to get $35. Lol no thanks.
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