A California jury found Meta illegally collected user health data from the Flo period-tracking app, violating California's wiretap law. The case, which had been filed in 2021, also targeted Google and Flurry, but they reached settlements before trial. The jury concluded that Meta intentionally eavesdropped on communications from Flo app users without consent. Financial damages are pending, with potential penalties of $5,000 per violation. Meta plans to appeal, claiming the outcome is false and insists user privacy is essential to its operations.
This verdict sends a clear message about the protection of digital health data and the responsibilities of Big Tech. Companies like Meta that covertly profit from users' most intimate information must be held accountable.
The jury concluded that there was a preponderance of evidence showing Meta had intentionally eavesdropped on and/or recorded conversations using an electronic device, unbeknownst to Flo app users.
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