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Dutch Court Finds Facebook Misused Data in Class Action Suit
Wednesday March 15, 2023. 06:31 PM , from Slashdot
A Dutch court hearing a class action lawsuit on Wednesday found that a European subsidiary of Meta, Facebook Ireland, improperly used personal data of Dutch citizens between 2010 and 2020, saying the company had 'violated the law.' From a report: 'Personal information was processed for the purposes of advertising when in this case that is not allowed,' a summary of the Amsterdam court ruling said. 'Personal information was given to third parties without Facebook users being informed and without there being a legal basis to do so.' The decision was directed at Facebook Ireland because it is the part of the company that oversees the processing of Dutch user data. The case has not yet progressed to the phase where any damages could be claimed.
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