Facebook misused Dutch data, court finds

Date:
Thu, 16 Mar 2023 11:33:40 +0000

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A Dutch court has ruled that for 10 years, the social media giant broke the law with improper use of personal data.

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Facebook broke the law by improperly using personal data belonging to the citizens of The Netherlands between 2010 and 2020. This was said during the hearing of a class action lawsuit in a Dutch court against Facebook Ireland, the social media giants European subsidiary.

In a summary, the ruling of the Amsterdam court said that personal
information was processed for the purposes of advertising when in this case that is not allowed.

It continued: "Personal information was given to third parties without Facebook users being informed and without there being a legal basis to do
so." Appealing the decision

According to reports, Metas spokesperson said the company was pleased with some parts of the decision, but will appeal others, arguing that some of the claims made in the courtroom were more than a decade old.

"We know that privacy is important to our Dutch users and we want them to
have control over how their data is used," said the spokesperson.

Data Privacy Stichting, which represents the plaintiffs, said the group now hopes to negotiate a settlement with Facebook. Read more

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It's "a pretty big decision and we're obviously very glad," spokesperson Gerard Spierenburg said. "We think this is a very strong signal not only to Facebook but to all companies that are unrightfully using their users' data."

According to the spokesperson, some 190,000 Dutch people signed up for the initiative to seek damages against Facebook for mishandling their data, but any of the 10 million citizens who used the social media platform in that decade can join if the case reaches the damages phase, he concluded.

This is not the first time Facebooks been found guilty of mishandling user data. Back in 2020, it reached an agreement to pay $550 million in a class-action lawsuit that alleged misuse of biometric data. Here's our list
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Via: Reuters



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