AMSTERDAM :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'.'Personal information was processed for the purposes of advertising
AMSTERDAM :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".
"Personal information was given to third parties without Facebook users being informed and without there being a legal basis to do so." A spokesperson for Meta said the company was"pleased" with parts of the decision but would appeal others, noting that some of the claims date back more than a decade.
A spokesperson for the plaintiff, Data Privacy Stichting, said the group now hopes to sit down with Facebook to negotiate a settlement."We think this is a very strong signal not only to Facebook but to all companies that are unrightfully using their users' data."
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