Hashed Email Data Not Enough to Sustain the Claim
Simon also argued that Facebook received her hashed email address through the pixel’s “automatic advanced matching” feature. But the judge again found the allegation lacking, noting that hashed data is a nonreversible summary that an ordinary user cannot decode.
“There are no allegations showing that an ordinary person could identify, reverse, or even access the hashed data,” Castel wrote.
Because Simon could not show how she would fix the defects in a future amendment—especially in light of governing Second Circuit precedent—Judge Castel denied her request for leave to amend, calling further revisions “futile.”
Neither side’s attorneys could be reached for comment.
Simon is represented by Bursor & Fisher PA.
Scripps Networks LLC is represented by Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP.
