Court rules Facebook violated Dutch law when processing personal data
The Amsterdam district court has ruled that Facebook violated Dutch law by unlawfully processing the personal data of users based in the Netherlands for almost a decade. This case was brought forward by Data Privacy Stichting, an NGO, and Dutch consumer group Consumentenbond.
Facebook obtained details such as religion, sexual orientation – not only from the user’s input but through tracking behavior as they browsed outside of Facebook’s website. Moreover, this platform transferred personal data to third parties without informing its users or their friends.
The court declared that Facebook acted illegally between April 2010 and January 2020. Following this decision, Consumentenbond commented: “This ruling is an immense victory for us and truly groundbreaking after years of Facebook ignoring user privacy, withholding information and failing to seek consent.”
Source: Court rules Facebook violated Dutch law when processing personal data | NL Times
