Facebook Settlement

A federal court in California approved a class action settlement with Facebook relating to a coding error that allowed hackers to infiltrate the accounts of millions of users. Facebook agreed to make certain security commitments and consented to independent monitoring of its security measures.

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal court in California approved a class action settlement with Facebook relating to a coding error that allowed hackers to infiltrate the accounts of millions of users. Facebook agreed to make certain security commitments and consented to independent monitoring of its security measures.

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