Facebook found to have flouted German data protection laws

A German court has declared Facebook’s data collection policies in support of advertising to be illegal, dealing a significant blow to the social media powerhouse.
The Berlin Regional Court declared that Facebook failed to obtain the necessary consents from users to have their personal data used to attract advertisers, contravening data protection laws in Europe’s largest economy.
Facebook has been locked in a long-running legal battle with the Federation of German Consumer Organisat