The German Federal Court on Thursday referred a lawsuit filed by a consumer protection watchdog alleging privacy violations by Facebook to the Court of Justice of the European Union to seek clarification on the applicable law.
BERLIN - The German Federal Court on Thursday referred a lawsuit filed by a consumer protection watchdog alleging privacy violations by Facebook to the Court of Justice of the European Union to seek clarification on the applicable law.
The long-running case, brought by the Federation of German Consumer Organisations , alleged that the social network had allowed operators of online games to improperly collect the personal data of people who played them.A lower court ruled in favor of the vzbv and Facebook appealed the decision. “This question is disputed both in court judgments and in the literature,” the court, based in Karlsruhe, said in a statement.
At the end of the game, users would see a message saying that the app could post their status, photos and other information.
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