Facebook Must Face Wiretap Claims, Court Confirms Facebook Must Face Wiretap Claims, Court Confirms The consumers said Facebook gathered data about its users whenever they visited sites with a "Like" button, even if the users were logged out of the service... The users then appealed to the 9th Circuit, which revived the bulk of the claims. The appellate judges ruled that the allegations, if true, could show that Facebook the federal wiretap law by intercepting communications without at least one party's consent https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/353072/facebook-must-face-wiretap-claims-court-confirms.html