The Facebook social media company is being sued by a Canadian woman because it used her name and photo in advertising without her permission, UPI reported. Deborah Douez, who runs a Vancouver videography company, launched a class action lawsuit against Facebook March 29, alleging they repeatedly breached British Columbia privacy laws, Postmedia News reported. Lawyer Luciana Brasil, who is representing Douez, told the QMI Agency her client "liked" a page on Facebook and then her image started showing up in ads on her contacts' pages. "It's like making a statement you like or use something, then appearing on a billboard without being told," Brasil said. The financial damages being sought weren't disclosed, although the suit also seeks to forbid Facebook from using users' names and pictures without written consent, the report said. The suit cites the British Columbia Privacy Act, which says "It is … actionable without proof of damage, for a person to use the name or portrait of another for the purpose of advertising or promoting the sale of, or other trading in, property or services, unless that other, or a person entitled to consent." Facebook didn't reply to requests for comment, the reports said.
