Schrems discusses Facebook data processing model case

30/07/2021 | EURACTIV

Max Schrems discusses his new case, hopes the EU Court of Justice will determine Facebook’s processing of personal data is compatible with European law and, in the process, completely upend its data processing model. If the ruling is in his favour, it will mean “a large part of the data processing carried out by Facebook in Europe was illegal,” said Schrems, adding “each individual user could then claim damages from Facebook.”  In related news, Reuters reports Zoom reaches an $85m settlement over user privacy. 

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