The Higher Regional Court of Vienna in Austria ruled Facebook can lawfully use personal data without obtaining explicit consent from users, Telecompaper reports. The court said Facebook is permitted to process user data based on its user contracts, a practice that abides by Article 6 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. However, the court will allow an appeal to the Austrian Supreme Court on the grounds that Facebook uses its terms and services agreement as a contract.
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