Austria's top court rules Meta's ad model illegal, orders overhaul of user data practices in EU
The ruling ends an 11-year dispute, requiring Meta to reveal all personal data processing details within one month, reinforcing user consent for personalized advertising.
- On Thursday, Austria's Supreme Court ordered Meta to disclose all personal data within one month, including sources, recipients, and processing reasons, for Max Schrems.
- After receiving only partial data from Meta, Max Schrems, Austrian privacy activist and lawyer, sued Meta and the dispute was repeatedly appealed to Austria's highest court and twice to the European Court of Justice.
- Schrems received 500 euros in damages, and overall litigation costs have exceeded 200,000 euros.
- Noyb said the court rejected Meta's limits, removing barriers to disclosure, and added the final ruling will lead to unprecedented access by Max Schrems to Meta's data practices.
- The court stressed that personalised ads without consent are prohibited, and Katharina Raabe-Stuppnig said Austrian case law makes it 'realistic' that complainants could obtain substantial awards, considering litigation costs over 200,000 euros.
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Free Malaysia Today NewsAustria rules against Meta in marathon online privacy case
Austria's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Meta to provide an online privacy rights campaigner with access to all of his personal data within two weeks, after a marathon 11-year legal battle.
The case has been dealt with three times before the Court of Justice over the past eleven years and twice before the Court of Justice.
This was decided by the Supreme Court (OGH) on Thursday, the lawsuit goes back to Max Schrems.
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