The Higher Court of Berlin has ruled Facebook must comply with German data protection law, PCWorld reports. However, that decision, which confirms a 2012 decision finding the social network’s “Friend Finder” violated the country’s law, has “directly contradicted an earlier decision by another court,” the report states, citing a verdict of the Administrative Court of Appeals of the State of Schleswig-Holstein. The Higher Court of Berlin also found portions of Facebook’s privacy policy and terms of service violate the law. The Federation of German Consumer Organisations, or VZBV, called the decision “a milestone for data protection in the Facebook era.”
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