BUFFALO — Lawyers for Facebook were expected in federal court in Buffalo on Tuesday, where a New York man has filed a lawsuit claiming part ownership of the social network site.

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BERLIN — A German data protection official said Wednesday he launched legal proceedings against Facebook, which he accused of illegally accessing and saving personal data of people who don’t use the social networking site.

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(Dolan Media Newswires) — Defendants in a breach of contract action could not obtain private messages regarding the alleged agreement that appeared on Facebook, MySpace and another social networking website, a U.S. District Court in California has ruled in overturning a magistrate’s decision.

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NEW YORK CITY — Facebook is simplifying its privacy controls amid growing unrest from many of its users. Protesters have been organizing campaigns to quit Facebook and privacy groups have complained to regulators ...

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Social media law may be the new kid on the block, but it’s growing up fast and it’s something attorneys should not ignore. That’s according to Philip Frankel, an attorney with Bond Schoeneck & King ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Feds are on Facebook. And MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, too. U.S. law enforcement agents are following the rest of the Internet world into ...

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