SAN FRANCISCO A U.S. judge said he would consider whether to preliminarily approve Facebook’s second attempt to settle allegations the social networking company violated privacy rights. Earlier this year, U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg rejected a proposed class action settlement over Facebook’s ‘Sponsored Stories’ advertising feature. But at a hearing on Thursday in San Francisco federal court, Seeborg was much less critical of a revised proposal and promised a ruling “very shortly.” Five Facebook Inc members filed a lawsuit seeking class-action status against the social networking site, saying its Sponsored Stories feature violated California law by publicizing users’ “likes” of [...]
Striking South African miners armed with homemade spears and pangas chant slogans near Marikana platinum mine in Rustenburg, South Africa, on Thursday, August 16. Rising tensions at the mine exploded Thursday in grisly violence as police opened fire on striking miners. Striking workers are monitered by police during a sit-in on a hill as they demad a wage increase. A police vehicle takes position as miners sit on the hill. Armed workers chant slogans outside the mine. Workers sit together on strike. A policeman fires at the participants of the protest. Policemen fire at the striking miners. Gunfire erupts at S. African mine strike Bitter mining feud erupts in violence