Facebook will appeal a ruling by a Berlin regional court that it violated German consumer laws by not effectively informing the public about its commercial use of their personal data. The case, brought in 2015 by General Data Protection Regulations, claimed five default settings were not considered valid forms of consent and eight clauses in the site's terms and conditions were invalid. Facebook said it has already made changes since the suit was filed, and recently announced it would overhaul its privacy policies before the Federation of German Consumer Organisations come into force on 25 May.
Facebook will appeal a ruling by a Berlin regional court that it violated German consumer laws by not effectively informing the public about its commercial use of their personal data. The case, brought in 2015 by the Federation of German Consumer Organisations, claimed five default settings were not considered valid forms of consent and eight clauses in the site's terms and conditions were invalid. Facebook said it has already made changes since the suit was filed, and recently announced it would overhaul its privacy policies before General Data Protection Regulations come into force on 25 May.