If you used Facebook between May 2007 and December 2022, the company owes you money - and that's how you get it!

Late last year, Meta announced it would pay $725m to settle a class action lawsuit related to the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal.

According to a new report, Facebook users could be among the beneficiaries of this settlement.

The report says that if you use Facebook sometime between May 24, 2007 and December 22, 2022, the social media giant probably owes you some money. These individuals must submit their claims by August 25, 2023, via the link here .

The lawsuit, in which Meta admits no wrongdoing, alleges that the social media platform made users' data and that of their friends available to third parties without permission.

This stems from the 2018 Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal, which alleged that the company misused the data of tens of millions of Facebook accounts by allowing access to third parties.

In April 2018, the company owned by Mark Zuckerberg said that the personal data of up to 87 million users had been improperly shared with British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica.

Other lawsuits have been filed against Facebook alleging that the company shares data of users and their friends without their permission.

The numerous lawsuits, which were later merged into one, also alleged that "Facebook did not adequately monitor" third parties that were granted access to users' data.

Facebook agreed to pay $725 million, although it did not admit any wrongdoing and denied all allegations.

And in August last year, a settlement was reached and brought to court. A preliminary settlement hearing was held at the beginning of March this year and the initial settlement approval was issued on March 29.

When the final negotiations were reached, Meta released a statement that read: "Over the past three years, we have revamped our approach to privacy and implemented a comprehensive privacy program."

The company added that the settlement "was in the best interest of our community and our shareholders."

And be aware that not all of the $725 million will go to those affected, because the money will also be used to cover management costs and legal fees.

You should also be aware that you may not get much compensation from the claim if it is approved. This is because the amount you will get will depend on how many other users submit a claim.

If you think you may qualify for a little money, you must complete an online claim form by August 25, 2023.

Only those who are residents of the United States, or who lived in the United States between 2007 and 2022, are eligible to receive an amount of the payment.

If you can also claim if you do not currently have a Facebook account but have used the social networking site between the dates listed.

The claim form asks you to provide personal details such as your name, Facebook username, address, phone number, country and email address - and you are also asked to choose the payment method you want to receive the money with.

You can also choose to opt out of the settlement if you want to sue Facebook yourself, or you can dispute the settlement.

And you must do any of these options before July 26, 2023.

Italy is ready to lift the ban on the ChatGPT AI bot

The head of the Italian Department for the Protection of Personal Data, Pasquale Stanzioni, said that the Italian authorities are ready to lift on April 30 the ban on the work of the ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot.

This is subject to the observance of some conditions.

It is noteworthy that the Italian authority had announced earlier the restriction of the work of ChatGPT because of violations in the collection of information about users. She explained that this decision will lead to the temporary restriction imposed on the processing of Italian users' data. The decision will affect the US company OpenAI, the manufacturer of ChatGPT, and the Italian administration asked OpenAI to report within 20 days on the steps taken to rectify the situation, or to impose a fine of 20 million euros, equivalent to 4% of its annual turnover.

"We are ready to reopen access to ChatGPT on April 30, if OpenAI is ready to take the necessary steps. And it seems to me that the American company is ready to take those steps," Pasquale Stanzione told the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. .

Pasquale Stanzioni said that the administration asked the company to indicate a way to verify the provision of data on the ages of users. He also considered it important that users be clearly informed that their data is being used to train the algorithm.

It is noteworthy that the ChatGPT chatbot became famous after its launch at the end of November 2022, as it attracted in less than a week one million users. Its imitation of the conversation has fueled beliefs that it could replace professional writers and even pose a threat to basic Google searches.

It is worth noting that the ChatGPT bot is a property of OpenAI, of which Elon Musk is one of the founders.