Not a Hoax: Facebook Might Have to Give You Ten Bucks

Yesterday a friend told me about the very convincing bit of spam he received from someone posing as Facebook's legal department telling him he is part of a class action lawsuit. Turns out, it's not spam.

Facebook just settled a class action lawsuit for $20 million and is looking to pay out. There won't be much left if the 150 million U.S. Facebook users claim their cut, but it's better than nothing. Although if too many people file claims, then nobody gets anything.

The suit was settled last month over Facebook using people's pictures in sponsored ads without their permission. To avoid having to take the case to court, Facebook offered $20 million and the court approved the settlement…
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