In Re Facebook Privacy Litigation

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS

JAMES WARE, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs 1 bring this putative class action against Facebook, Inc. (“Defendant”) alleging violations of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510, et seq., California’s Unfair Competition Law, California Business & Professions Code §§ 17200, et seq., and breach of contract. Plaintiffs allege that Defendant intentionally and knowingly transmitted personal information about Plaintiffs to third-party advertisers without Plaintiffs’ consent.

Presently before the Court…