California is quickly becoming home to a fight over data collection between big tech and consumers, a number of which have found their way into the courts.

Latest among them are two separate class action lawsuits filed against Facebook on Thursday over perceived violations of user privacy. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, both complaints are demanding jury trial, alleging that Facebook’s sharing of users’ data with third parties, particularly mobile device makers, without user consent. In both instances, violations of privacy were brought under California’s Constitutional Right to Privacy.

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