Facebook decision: getting down to busin • Table.Briefings

For years, the Data Protection Regulation has lacked certainty about what the wording of the law actually means. There are reasons for this – and yet the current case of Facebook, in particular, holds potential for lasting clarification. Because there is a lot at stake for the industry and for the supervisory authorities.

The decision of the Irish data protection supervisory authority DPC Ireland in the Facebook case has everything a legal interpretation thriller needs. At the beginning of January, the authority ruled that Meta may no longer use its users’ personal data for advertising personalization without being asked.

Facebook decision: getting down to business with the GDPR

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