Germany's Federal Court of Justice ruled that millions of Facebook users whose data was illegally accessed can claim compensation without proving specific financial losses.
The BGH's ruling establishes that the basic loss of control over data online is sufficient grounds for damages, a significant legal precedent.
The scraping operation in 2018-2019 allowed hackers to access data of around 533 million Facebook users, which was leaked, prompting the court's decision.
Meta has refused to compensate affected users, arguing that without concrete proof of damages, the claims are not valid, despite the court's ruling.
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