Question of the day
Friday, Jul 24, 2020 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Ally Marotti at the Tribune…
A $550 million dollar settlement was not enough for Illinois Facebook users who allegedly had their privacy rights violated. Instead, the social media giant has agreed to pay $650 million.
Illinois Facebook users could be eligible for up to $400 as part of the new settlement in the class action suit, depending on how many people file claims, according to court documents filed this week in a California federal court.
* The Question: How will you spend your $400?
- OneMan - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 2:46 pm:
Foolishly…
- Bertrum Cates - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 2:47 pm:
Paying the higher than usual phone bill that built up from trying to certify my UI benefits.
- Cubs in '16 - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 2:50 pm:
On COVID-related sheltering provisions.
- Tom - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 2:55 pm:
Stuff on Facebook
- Bruce( no not him) - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 2:56 pm:
Facebook stock
- The Opinions Bureau - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 2:57 pm:
Scotchy, scotch, scotch.
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 2:59 pm:
Hot pockets, slurpies, stuff for the basement mom won’t buy me… maybe a lava lamp.
The usual when I get my allowance.
- Back to the Future - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 3:03 pm:
No $400 for Back.
Never signed up.
- thunderspirit - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 3:04 pm:
All the Bitcoin.
- 47th Ward - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 3:05 pm:
I’ll probably spend most of it on cigars and whiskey, then just waste the rest.
- Dotnonymous - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 3:09 pm:
I don’t do facebook…but if I did?…half a sack of legal weed…maybe…depending on the outrageous prices.
- anon - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 3:18 pm:
To cover my added ComEd costs, for a short time anyway, from Smart Grid and FEJA.
- Cubs in '16 - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 3:26 pm:
===half a sack of legal weed===
The legal stuff is sold in sealed jars. Blew my mind after having not purchased any for 25 years.
- Mama - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 3:30 pm:
How do people know their privacy rights were violated on Fb?
- Donnie Elgin - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 3:36 pm:
How will you spend your $400?
Nothing to spend, the 400 bucks won’t even cover the cost of the increased gas tax and vehicle registrations
- JSI - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 3:43 pm:
How many Facebook ads will $400 get me?
- Grateful1 - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 3:47 pm:
Your data and that of all your friends was sold to Cambridge Analytica. Steve Bannon and Robert Mercer used the data to develop psychological profiles to move public opinion based on likes. You have no privacy if you were ever on that platform, nor do your friends. Chris Wylie blew that whistle and wrote a book, which reads like a novel.
- JoanP - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 3:50 pm:
Nothing. Because I am not now, nor have I ever been, on Facebook.
- @misterjayem - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 3:53 pm:
“How will you spend your $400?”
Pogs.
– MrJM
- Amalia - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 3:55 pm:
Blanton’s…..if I can find it.
- TooManyJens - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 3:59 pm:
“Up to” $400. Which means the actual payment will be about 56 cents.
- Nearly Normal - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 4:03 pm:
Will come in handy to pay the increase in my Comcast Xfinity bill.
FYI-If you are looking to file a claim–
https://edelson.com/facebook-settlement
- Jake From Elwood - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 4:12 pm:
How much is a subscription to Capitol Fax and what do we get beyond what the bloggers on this website get? I would love to see what a sample newsletter looks like.
- Occasional Quipper - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 4:19 pm:
Questions about how I would spend a windfall always make me think of that song from the Benny Hill show… “… I spent all my money on woman and drink and like a fool I squandered the rest.”o
- RetiredStateEmployee - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 4:19 pm:
The same way I spent my $125 from that credit card settlement. Wait that wasn’t $125, not even close if you could get it.
- Highland IL - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 4:43 pm:
Donate to the Free Mike Madigan Fund.
- Streator Curmudgeon - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 4:45 pm:
Probably donate it to the Madigan Defense Fund.
Bwahahahahahaha…
- Streator Curmudgeon - Friday, Jul 24, 20 @ 4:46 pm:
Drat! Highland IL beat me to it.