Comments on: Judge rejects Facebook ad settlement, cites $10 million lawyer pay-out

By: oftenmissunderstood

oftenmissunderstood — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:58:15 +0000

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By: oftenmissunderstood

oftenmissunderstood — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:51:38 +0000

I really don’t need to see what my friends are buying, it will make me sad for them, or jealous.:(
I would like to see advertising offer choice, not ‘brand image’.

I like this article Jeff John Roberts. :)

By: I.R.

I.R. — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:19:24 +0000

We shouldn’t have the right to ‘OPT OUT’, we should have the right to ‘OPT IN’. It should not be the default choice that users are illegally used in sponsorship. Facebook is just corrupt beyond belief.
Totally agree it will be based on things from other websites soon. Facebook knows ALL.

By: Jack Thomas

Jack Thomas — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:03:13 +0000

What’s the expression? “Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered.” – Finally a judge that “gets it.” When lawyers put THEIR interests first, and they very often do, we all lose.

By: Byron M. G. Sanford, Esq.

Byron M. G. Sanford, Esq. — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 14:55:57 +0000

Jeff,

Very much agreed. I am pleased, however, that the Judge in this case stepped forward and called the attorneys out on the fees carve out. While there seems to be an awful lot of folks moaning over the state of our judicial system (and lord knows is does have some warts), cases like this demonstrate that, by-in-large, the judiciary remains focused on yielding results that not only are in accordance with the law, but which do substantial justice for the parties involved.

By: RichardBernstein

RichardBernstein — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 06:26:54 +0000

Its NOT about the money here. Who cares about the money? I don’t want my face used in a Facebook Ad. That’s the law. Facebook shouldn’t be allowed to get around the law.

We need the right to OPT OUT at minimum.

By: Richard Bernstein

Richard Bernstein — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 06:23:32 +0000

Facebook members must demand the right to OPT OUT of Sponsored Ads.

Its ridiculous that Facebook thinks they can bully everyone into accepting Sponsored Ads.

I dont want my face used in a Facebook ad.

Facebook has network effects. Without network effects Mark and Co. would have had strong competition a long time ago.

Facebook knows they can bully users. We have nowhere else to go. Everyone would have to leave Facebook for anyone to leave.

We need the right to OPT OUT.

The class action lawsuit settlement does not provide this to users.

Facebook is only agreeing to allow kids under 18 to OPT OUT of Sponsored Ads.

Do you want your face advertising for Facebook?

And soon it will be automatic based on things you do on other websites.

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 04:09:15 +0000

Rapacious beyond GREEEEEEEEEEEEDY. Plaintiffs all, defendent nothing !!!!! It’s about time some/any Judge called this crap. Maybe the defendents should receive a weekly kick in the teeth from their counsel too !!1

By: Virtuous

Virtuous — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 02:54:25 +0000

Lawyers and these so-called privacy groups have gotten very greedy. If the money cannot go directly to the people that were harmed no money should be awarded to anyone, including the attorneys.

By: Jeff John Roberts

Jeff John Roberts — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:54:02 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Byron. As a former attorney, I share your frustration — so many lawyers are doing useful, important work but over-grasping types like this crowd give the profession a bad reputation. Even the class action bar performs an important public function but in this case, they just overreached.