Facebook faces ‘mass action’ lawsuit in Europe over 2019 breach
https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/16/facebook-faces-mass-action-lawsuit-in-europe-over-2019-breach/
Facebook is to be sued in Europe over the major leak of user data that dates back to 2019 but which only came to light recently after information on 533M+ accounts was found posted for free download on a hacker forum.
Today Digital Rights Ireland (DRI) announced it’s commencing a “mass action” to sue Facebook, citing the right to monetary compensation for breaches of personal data that’s set out in the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Facebook faces ‘mass action’ lawsuit in Europe over 2019 breach
Apr 16, 2021, 11:38am UTC
https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/16/facebook-faces-mass-action-lawsuit-in-europe-over-2019-breach/
> Facebook is to be sued in Europe over the major leak of user data that dates back to 2019 but which only came to light recently after information on 533M+ accounts was found posted for free download on a hacker forum.
> Today Digital Rights Ireland (DRI) announced it’s commencing a “mass action” to sue Facebook, citing the right to monetary compensation for breaches of personal data that’s set out in the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).