A Supreme Court judge has upheld a BC Court of Appeal ruling in favor of Facebook in a 2014 case alleging it used member information “to endorse certain products without their consent,” Digital Journal reports. While the initial suit claimed that Facebook’s actions violated Section 4 of BC’s Privacy Act, the BC Court of Appeal ruled unanimously that the judge’s 2014 interpretation of the law was erroneous. “Section 4 is a rule of subject matter competence that, like all BC law, applies only in BC. California courts determine for themselves, using California law, whether they have territorial competence over any given proceeding,” said Chief Justice Robert James Bauman. “We are pleased with the court’s ruling that our terms are fair and apply to all users,” Facebook said.
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