( December 18, 2025, 16:09 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Meta lost the landmark case against Max Schrems, the founder of the privacy group NOYB, the Austrian Supreme Court said on Thursday. After an 11-year legal battle, Meta must disclose all personal data it ever collected of the user within the next 14 days, including its sources, recipients, and processing purposes, the court ordered. Additionally, Meta must pay him €500 in damages and stop all personalized ads directed at Max Schrems, as he never consented to the processing of his data for that purpose.Statement follows, statement of the court attached (in German). ...
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