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EU court adviser says German consumer body may sue Facebook for privacy breaches -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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BRUSSELS/Reuters – Facebook can be sued by a German consumer organization for privacy violations. An adviser to Europe’s top court stated Thursday that the case involved online gamers’ personal data.

Advocate General Richard de la Tour, Luxembourg’s Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), stated in an opinion that “the Member States might allow consumer protection organizations to bring representative actions against violations of the protection of individual data.”

Facebook ended up in court after Federation of German Consumer Organisations filed suit alleging that Facebook allowed online game operators to unlawfully obtain personal data of users.

Unsuccessfully, a German court sought the advice of CJEU.

C-319/20 Facebook Ireland.

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