Facebook is being sued for intercepting users‘ communications

NOT SO PRIVATE: Two plaintiffs' are taking action against Facebook's use of the word "private" for its messaging system saying it is misleading and that the company scans private messages in order to detect any URLs within them. - AFP

Social networking giant Facebook is being sued in California by two users who allege that the company intercepts "content of ...users' communications."

According to the class action lawsuit, instigated by Matthew Campbell and Michael Hurley, Facebook has allegedly violated the Electronic Communications Privacy Act in addition to several California state laws.