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Facebook Data Breach Exposes 533 Million Accounts

533 Million Facebook Accounts from 106 Countries Leaked Online Yet again, Facebook suffers a data breach embarrassment. Underlining once more—as if it was needed—that Facebook does not practice what it preaches when it comes to safeguarding and protecting its users’ personal data. The breached data is freely available on the Dark Web. Usually, breaches of this type are monetized. The threat actors charge other cybercriminals for access to the data.

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Facebook Operates Under Contract Not Consent

December 2020 Ruling in Favour of Facebook The Viennese Superior Court (Oberlandesgericht Wien) ruled on December 29th 2020 that internet giant Facebook does not need to obtain consent from its users for the use of their data. That is, Facebook does not need to obtain consent under Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. This is because it is covered by the contract that exists between Facebook and its users, and the small print of its terms and conditions.

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