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La. woman sues Facebook over wiretap claims
Posted: Oct 11, 2011 12:10 PM by AP
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A Louisiana woman is suing Facebook over allegations that the social networking site collects and stores users' Internet browsing history without their permission.
Former Louisiana Attorney General Richard Ieyoub filed the federal class-action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Janet Seamon, a Facebook user from East Baton Rouge Parish.
The suit claims Facebook violates wiretap laws with a tracking cookie that records users' online activity even when they aren't logged into Facebook.
Similar suits have been filed in other states, including Kansas and California.
Facebook spokesman Andrew Noyes says the company believes the suit is "without merit" and will "fight it vigorously."
Ieyoub, who joined a Baton Rouge law firm last year, is asking a judge to certify the suit as a class action.
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