09-04-2015 14:17 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Austrian student's lawsuit versus Facebook bogged down in procedure

By Shadia Nasralla and Angelika Gruber VIENNA (Reuters) - Facebook presented a long list of procedural objections to an Austrian court on Thursday trying to halt a class action lawsuit for 25,000 users that accuses the social media giant of violating their privacy. The first day of hearings began with a four-hour session in which Facebook's lawyers tried to convince the judge not to admit the suit brought by law student Max Schrems, 27, who is claiming 500 euros (363 pounds) in damages for
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