Facebook data privacy lawsuit is worth keeping an eye on

Large companies getting sued is nothing particularly new, but a lawsuit over whether Facebook has violated the data privacy rights of European citizens might make quite a splash.
Just to be clear, this is a case which is likely to be tied up in the courts for some time, but should Facebook find itself on the losing side the door could be opened. We’re not really used to these type of class action lawsuits, so it is venturing into somewhat unknown territories.
In terms of the top line story