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Facebook broke German privacy laws, court rules - BBC News
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Feb 12, 2018 ... Vzbv also plans to appeal because some of its other allegations were rejected. These included a claim that it was misleading for Facebook to ...

Facebook German privacy case referred to European Court
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May 28, 2020 ... A lower court ruled in favor of the vzbv and Facebook appealed the decision. In its written ruling, the Federal Court said it was suspending the ...

Germany Facebook court case: Social network lose case over ...
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Feb 13, 2018 ... This time round, the Berlin regional court agreed with the VZBV that Facebook is breaking German data-protection law by collecting users' data ...

German court finds fault with Facebook's default privacy settings ...
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Feb 13, 2018 ... The vzbv also successfully challenged Facebook's real names policy — which the Berlin regional court agreed was unlawful. This was partly ...

German court says Facebook's real name policy is illegal - The Verge
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Feb 12, 2018 ... According to the VZBV, the court found that Facebook's real name policy was “a covert way” of obtaining users' consent to share their names, ...

Facebook's dodgy defaults face more scrutiny in Europe
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Jan 24, 2020 ... A local consumer rights group, vzbv, had sought to challenge Facebook's use of the slogan — arguing it's misleading, given the platform's ...

Facebook loses Germany court battle over privacy settings
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Feb 13, 2018 ... Over the years, the VZBV has targeted Facebook's Friend Finder tool and its deployment of users' photos in ads, and its data-sharing between ...

Facebook loses Friend Finder ruling in Germany
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Mar 6, 2012 ... German federal consumer organisation Verbraucherzentrale Bundesver (VZBV) today won a court claim against Facebook and the terms and ...

BGH once more submits question of right of action of consumer ...
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May 28, 2020 ... In 2014, before the GDPR came into force, the VZBV had filed a complaint against Facebook for violations of the old Federal Data Protection ...

German Consumer Group Sues Facebook - WSJ
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Oct 16, 2015 ... VZBV said that in February it demanded Facebook agree to stop using the clauses in question. VZBV said Facebook hasn't made the ...

German court finds Facebook guilty of privacy violations
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Feb 12, 2018 ... The Federation of German Consumer Organizations (VZBV) accused Facebook of violating consumers' rights in a number of areas. The Berlin ...

Facebook sued over App Center data sharing in Germany ...
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Dec 7, 2012 ... "Behind Facebook is a brutal business model," the VZBV wrote. While the use of the platform is free, Facebook isn't a charitable institution but ...

German court to seek EU advice on Vzbv privacy claim against ...
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May 28, 2020 ... ... Union to clarify the applicable law in a lawsuit filed by consumer organization Vzbv against Facebook for privacy violations, Reuters reports.

German court sides with consumer groups against Facebook data ...
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Jan 28, 2020 ... ... a Berlin Court ruled in favour of the Federation of German Consumer Organisations, known locally as VZBV, in its case against Facebook.

German court says Facebook use of personal data is illegal - Help ...
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Feb 13, 2018 ... The court agreed with vzbv that Facebook users were not sufficiently informed about privacy-related options before registering for the service, ...

Berlin high court upholds GDPR complaints against Facebook
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Jan 27, 2020 ... In 2018, vzbv brought forward 26 alleged violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation stemming from Facebook's privacy settings and ...

Facebook loses German privacy lawsuit over Friend Finder ...
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Mar 7, 2012 ... Facebook adjusted the workings of the Friend Finder slightly in anticipation of the court case. However, the VZBV deemed the change to be ...

Facebook personal data use and privacy settings ruled illegal by ...
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Feb 12, 2018 ... The federation of German consumer organisations (VZBV), which brought the suit , argued that Facebook opted users in to features which it ...

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Jan 27, 2017 ... Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V. – vzbv. 27. Januar ... vzbv: „Facebook is and will remain free“ is an illegal claim. Facebook users pay ...

Facebook's privacy settings are illegal, says court – Naked Security
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Feb 13, 2018 ... The VZBV's press release quotes the group's legal officer, Heiko Dünkel: Facebook hides data protection-unfriendly presets in its privacy center, ...

German court finds Facebook oversharing user data
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Feb 12, 2018 ... The VZBV said users were already paying to use the site—but with access to their data, rather than cash. Facebook could face fines of up to ...

Facebook content and user data policy violates German law
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Feb 13, 2018 ... Facebook, Vzbv, German law. VZBV has filed a lawsuit against the company for default settings on user data. IFM Correspondent. Facebook's ...

Berlin Court Rules Facebook Violates User Rights - Intellectual ...
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Mar 7, 2012 ... Lack of transparency was also the grounds on which VZBV attacked the data protection standards of Facebook. Friendfinder invitations to ...

WhatsApp Sued by German Consumer Group Over Data Policy ...
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Jan 30, 2017 ... Consumer association VZBV sues WhatsApp in Berlin Court · VZBV attacks transfer of data to Facebook as illegal ...

Facebook must comply with German data protection law, court rules ...
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Feb 18, 2014 ... The VZBV was not alone in this. “The findings of the court are especially interesting because it explicitly affirmed the applicability of the German ...

Consumer rights office slams Facebook - The Local
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Feb 26, 2015 ... The Federation of Consumer Protection Offices (vzbv) has warned Facebook over legal breaches in its terms and conditions, saying that its ...

German consumer group blasts Facebook's App Center
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Aug 28, 2012 ... The group, VZBV, argues that third parties who provide games, surveys, or quizzes on Facebook don't ensure user consent, but instead it is ...

Facebook's new ad sales plan raises hackles in Germany - CIO
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Sep 30, 2014 ... These are all of high value to advertisers, the VZBV said, as advertisers seek to target very specific sets of users. The Atlas group at Facebook ...

Facebook's Policies Pressed From All Sides as Europe Cracks ...
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Feb 26, 2018 ... Facebook has a policy that your account must use the name you use in everyday life. According to the vzbv, the German Regional Court held ...

VZBV - What does VZBV stand for? The Free Dictionary
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In March, having won in court VZBV said that Facebook had to start behaving itself when it comes to European privacy protection and really ought not to have ...

Facebook German privacy case referred to European Court
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May 28, 2020 ... A lower court ruled in favor of the vzbv and Facebook appealed the decision. In its written ruling, the Federal Court said it was suspending the ...

Facebook broke German privacy laws, court rules - BBC News
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Feb 12, 2018 ... Vzbv also plans to appeal because some of its other allegations were rejected. These included a claim that it was misleading for Facebook to ...

German court finds Facebook oversharing user data
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Feb 12, 2018 ... But it did not agree with the consumer advocates' claim that the firm's slogan " Facebook is free and always will be" was misleading. The VZBV ...

German court rules Facebook's real name policy Is illegal
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Feb 13, 2018 ... Back in 2015, the Federation of German Consumer Organisations (VZBV) kicked off a lawsuit against Facebook due to the default settings and ...

German Court Rules Facebook's Use Of Personal Data Illegal
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Feb 13, 2018 ... German Court Rules Facebooks Use Of Personal Data Illegal ... Court rules in @ vzbv-lawsuit: @facebook is in breach of German data ...

German court rules Facebook default privacy settings unlawful ...
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Feb 13, 2018 ... However, VZBV failed in its attempt to ban Facebook in using the marketing slogan "Facebook is free." The consumer organization argued that ...