Germany: Federal Court of Justice issued ruling in Federation of German Consumer Organisations v Meta Platforms Ireland regarding General Data Protection Regulation violations in Facebook App Center data processing (File number: I ZR 186/17)
Description
Federal Court of Justice issued ruling in Federation of German Consumer Organisations v Meta Platforms Ireland regarding General Data Protection Regulation violations in Facebook App Center data processing (File number: I ZR 186/17)
On 27 March 2025, the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled that consumer protection associations and competitors may take legal action against data protection violations under competition law. The case concerned Facebook’s “App Centre,” where users …
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, software provider: app stores
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court