Facebook has agreed to pay millions of dollars to its members for sharing their personal information without their permission. MORE ⬇️
If you're a Facebook user, even if you haven't posted anything to your page in a year or so, you may qualify for some cash. It's all thanks to a class action settlement over how they used your personal information.Courtney Johnson says she's not surprised.
Facebook denies any wrongdoing, but the agreement means that eligible users can file a claim for a chunk of that money. Considering 87 million users were affected, the payout per person may not be much, as little as $6 according to some estimates.But filing a claim may still be worth it, according to attorney Danny Karon, of the website Your Lovable Lawyer.
A word of caution: before entering personal information, make sure you submit a claimthrough the official claim form and check for important case information to make sure it is not a copycat or scam site.
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