Facebook has won an appeal against an order from Germany's Federal Cartel Office (FCO) that banned the company from combining user data across its Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms without permission. Dusseldorf Higher Regional Court suspended the order. The court said it was not convinced by Facebook's argument that users had consented to their personal information being used in this way. However, the appeals process is likely to take years and is a blow to the EU's efforts to uphold privacy laws.
Facebook has won an appeal against an order from Germany's Federal Cartel Office (FCO) that banned the company from combining user data across its Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms without permission. Dusseldorf Higher Regional Court suspended the order. The FCO has said it will appeal against the decision. However, the appeals process is likely to take years and is a blow to the EU's efforts to uphold privacy laws.