I think that people are being turned into Lemmings by an unnecessarily over-protecting govt.

Tip: if you don't want to reveal the sites/products you like, then don't click on the damn social-media button!

Haha! This shows that people are sue crazy and wil do anything for money!

I must say I don like the new facebook but I'm going to have to make
it work for me and stop complaining about it!

I see this like button feature as an advantage to me! Facebook's fall had begun. Mark my words.

In my experience, the larger a company grows, the less respect it has for its customers, the more it focuses on growing its bottom line, and the more likely it is to corrupt. There are exceptions to the rule like Amazon, but those are few and far between.

I doubt it will come to anything in the long run. It's just people looking for money, or they'll change it slightly to join button or something

Is facebooks hosting based in California then? If so they should just relocate. If not then Californian law doesn't apply. Or at least it only applies to the users, and not to the company itself.

Personally I think facebook should just close access to Californian users for a month, to, "reevaluate the situation". See how the public opinion stacks against the government, then reopen Californian access and lay the blame squarely where it belongs. Facebook has a lot of power if it chooses to use it.

It would be interesting to see what happened if Mark gave them a demo by putting a banner along the top of facebook, asking people to email the Californian government with their opinion on the matter. It would be perfectly legal as he is merely encouraging local political interest, while also showing he can make their email totally unusable.

This info has been a good eye-opener. Thanks!

LOL, is this for real? What a joke.

Bottom line is that people now realize that Facebook (Zuckerberg) has an endless supply of cash and so of course the "sue happy" citizens of the US are going to start coming out of the woodwork if they have even the smallest inkling they can get something out of it.

On that note, I'm calling my lawyer to see if he wants to sue...( a bad joke).

They will just do what they do every other time....

Add a line to their TOS stating that clicking the Like button means you are authorizing use of your likeness...problem solved!

I think Facebook is not intimidated and will file this with the rest of the lawsuits that they are really not worried about...

I see this ... going nowhere. It's almost like linkbait to me.