The Vienna Regional Court for Civil Matters (LGfZRS) ended a nine‑hour oral hearing in a data‑protection lawsuit against Facebook. The court will issue a written judgment in the coming months and the case is expected to be appealed to higher Austrian courts. Facebook admitted to storing deleted passwords for up to eight years and to collecting partner data without consent.
Why it matters: The case highlights significant GDPR compliance issues for Facebook, including data deletion, password storage, and non‑consensual data collection.
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