Facebook Inc (FB) Lawsuit In EU Gaining Traction

21AugAugust 21, 2014

Facebook Inc (FB) Lawsuit In EU Gaining Traction

The book 1984 by George Orwell, when it was first released in 1949, described a world few thought possible: a controlling government monitors not only individual communication but also implied thoughts; media was manipulated to portray a happy picture that promoted state interests, avoiding negative news; privacy was a thing of the past.

Facebook violated European privacy laws
Fast forward to August, 2014 and a class action lawsuit involving Facebook, a firm that is reported to manipulate its news feed to censor negative news posts and that . . .

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Mark Melin

Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.

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