German Court to Define Facebook Data Breach Compensation

The Federal Court of Justice examines claims for damages following a massive Facebook data leak affecting 533 million users.

The court is assessing whether Facebook users can claim compensation for non-material damages due to a data breach in 2021.
The data breach involved unauthorized access to user data, exploiting Facebook's friend-search feature to gather information.
Meta, Facebook's parent company, argues that the claims are unfounded and no direct harm resulted from the incident.
The case is significant as it could set a precedent for similar cases, with thousands of lawsuits currently pending in German courts.
Meta has implemented measures to combat data scraping, but acknowledges the challenge of completely preventing such activities.