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The company claims to have claimed that it created fake Facebook accounts as part of a plan to collect data from actual Facebook users and then use it to further its business.
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Voyager Labs specializes in investigative software and services that are designed to assist law enforcement agencies as well as companies in collecting information about suspects, as well as other uses.
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Meta asserted it was because Voyager Labs' software was driven by data gathered incorrectly through Facebook and Instagram, as well as other websites like Twitter, YouTube, Twitter and Telegram.
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According to the application filed on the District Court for the Northern District of California, Meta claimed Voyager Labs created over 38,000 fake Facebook user accounts.
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This allowed the startup to scrape publically shared information from over 600,000.
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Facebook users, which included items like posts, likes, photos, and the names of their friends.
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"Scraping" typically refers to automating employing software to scan websites and then compile data on them.
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Meta attorneys stated in the legal document that the firm sent an email addressed to Voyager Labs on November 11 asking the startup to stop violating the conditions of service.