Facebook users called to global class action

A lawyer has called on Facebook’s one billion users worldwide to join a class action fight against the social network over privacy rights.

Austrian campaigner Max Schrems billed it as a David and Goliath lawsuit against the social networking giant claiming damages of €500 per supporter for alleged data protection violations, including over the US Prism spy programme.

In what could ultimately be the largest class and privacy action ever taken inEurope, angered users are being asked to sign up using an app on fbclaim.com.