Skip to content
Options Trading Report

Options Trading Report

Primary Menu
  • Home
  • Business
  • Domestic
  • Economy
  • Money
  • Top News
  • Newsletters
  • Home
  • 2024
  • November
  • Facebook users affected by data breach eligible for compensation, German court says
  • Business

Facebook users affected by data breach eligible for compensation, German court says

Editor November 18, 2024
2024-11-18T141004Z_3_LYNXMPEKAH0IX_RTROPTP_4_GERMANY-META

BERLIN (Reuters) – A German court said on Monday that Facebook users whose data was illegally obtained in 2018 and 2019 were eligible for compensation.

The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled that the loss of control over one’s data online was grounds for damages without having to prove specific financial losses.

Thousands of Facebook users in Germany are demanding compensation from parent company Meta for insufficient protection of their data after unknown third parties were able to access user accounts by guessing phone numbers.

The claims, which stem from a data breach in 2021 of information gathered through the Facebook friend search feature, had been dismissed in principle by a lower court in Cologne and will now have to be re-examined.

The plaintiff had demanded damages of 1,000 euros ($1,056), but the BGH said that around 100 euros would be appropriate with no proof of financial loss.

According to the Karlsruhe-based court, the lower court must determine whether Facebook’s terms of use were transparent and comprehensible, and whether users’ consent to the use of their data was voluntary.

Meta previously refused to pay compensation on the grounds that those affected had not been able to prove any concrete damages.

A Meta spokesperson said the BGH’s ruling was “inconsistent with the recent case law of the European Court of Justice, the highest court in Europe.”

“Similar claims have already been dismissed 6,000 times by German courts, with a large number of judges ruling that no claims for liability or damages exist,” the spokesperson said. “Facebook’s systems were not hacked in this incident and there was no data breach.”

Roughly six million people in Germany were affected by the leak.

($1 = 0.9471 euros)

(Reporting by Ursula Knapp Writing by Friederike Heine Editing by Miranda Murray and Mark Potter)

Continue Reading

Previous: Judge reduces UPS driver’s $237.6 million bias verdict to $39.6 million
Next: Nippon Steel not to import from overseas mills in bid to save U.S. Steel deal

Related Stories

2025-07-07T042911Z_3_LYNXMPEL6601M_RTROPTP_4_USA-TRUMP
  • Business

Trump says alignment with BRICS’ ‘anti-American policies’ to invite additional 10% tariffs

Editor July 7, 2025
2025-07-07T134257Z_1_LYNXMPEL660JP_RTROPTP_4_TESLA-STOCKS
  • Business

Tesla short sellers set to pocket about $1.4 billion in profits after stock slump

Editor July 7, 2025
2025-07-07T120320Z_1_LYNXMPEL660G6_RTROPTP_4_SAFRICA-ECONOMY
  • Business

Mercedes-Benz Q2 sales fall 9% impacted by tariffs

Editor July 7, 2025

Live Market Pulse

The charting technology is provided by TradingView. Learn how to use theTradingView Stock Screener.

Want More Market News?
Add your email address below to get up to date market news and more!
By submitting the form you agree to the Privacy Policy of Options Trading Report and agree to receive our email updates and special offers. As a bonus, you will also get a free subscription to MTA Trade of the Day, Privacy Policy. You will receive special offers and advertisements from Options Trading Report and MTA Trade of the Day and our affiliates. You may unsubscribe at any time.

Search

Recent Posts

  • Space industry urges US Congress not to axe system that prevents satellite collisions
  • Trump criticizes Putin after approving more weapons for Ukraine
  • Space industry urges US Congress not to axe system that prevents satellite collisions
  • Analysis-US, Israel diverge on how to pursue Iran endgame after strikes, diplomats say
  • US says Chinese state-sponsored contract hacker arrested last week in Italy at US request

Categories

  • Business
  • Market News
  • Newsletters
  • Options
  • Reflections

You may have missed

  • Newsletters

Space industry urges US Congress not to axe system that prevents satellite collisions

Editor July 8, 2025
2025-07-08T192841Z_2_LYNXMPEL670PV_RTROPTP_4_G20-ARGENTINA-LEADERS

Trump criticizes Putin after approving more weapons for Ukraine

Editor July 8, 2025
2025-07-08T152138Z_2_LYNXMPEL670B0_RTROPTP_4_USA-POLITICS

Space industry urges US Congress not to axe system that prevents satellite collisions

Editor July 8, 2025
2025-07-08T145059Z_1_LYNXMPEL670LF_RTROPTP_4_IRAN-NUCLEAR

Analysis-US, Israel diverge on how to pursue Iran endgame after strikes, diplomats say

Editor July 8, 2025
  • Home
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Contact Us
Copyright 2025 © All rights reserved | Options Trading Report | optionstradingreport.com