In the current context of broad connectivity in which we live, concerns about preserving privacy and data security is dominant. This distress is the result of the successive migration of personal information to the virtual environment, thus becoming targets of possible cyber attacks.
Prominent among the dominant ones in the virtual environment are social networks, where the data of billions of users is found, exposed through previously requested concessions.
Because they require personal data for their use, in addition to profiting from the use of profiles, these platforms are mainly responsible for the misuse of information, subject even to the action of the law that aims to regulate and punish networks in cases of virtual crimes and guarantee the integrity of users.
Meta is ordered to pay compensation to users
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A recent case has had repercussions on the internet in recent days, in which a judicial decision determined by the public body of Minas Gerais requires that the Goal, the company that owns Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger and the new Threads, pay compensation to its users. At least for those whose data was leaked between 2018 and 2019.
In those years, there was a mass exposure of personal information in the company’s applications due to an invasion by criminals, who managed to steal an abundant amount of data.
Around 15 million users were impacted and had their emails, phone numbers, photos, videos, names and even addresses leaked onto the internet. Tens of millions of other people were affected, with information about work, religion and gender being revealed.
Therefore, the court determined that R$20 million in compensation will be paid, intended for users who meet certain criteria.
See who is entitled to receive R$5,000 from Facebook
According to the decision, judge José Maurício Cantarina Villela, from the 29th Civil Court of Belo Horizonte, in Minas Gerais, explains that the compensation will result in an award worth R$5,000 to each affected user, since the company is responsible for the given to her.
If you have proof that you were one of those impacted by the leak in the years mentioned and would like to be compensated, simply file a lawsuit with the Institute for Collective Defense, via email: [email protected].
Furthermore, it is necessary to prove the use of the platform during the period of attack of criminalsas prints, conversations, etc. The activity history available in these applications can also help you in the process.
A Goal has not yet commented on the matter, but may soon seek legal action, as the decision was made only in the first instance.
