A Facebook representative testified in front of the Vienna Regional Court in the first day of a trial based on the case brought forth by Max Schrems, according to NOYB, an organization he co-founded. Facebook EMEA Privacy Policy Director Cecilia Álvarez testified on behalf of the tech company. Álvarez said Facebook users who signed up to the new terms and conditions that went live when the EU General Data Protection Regulation went into effect agreed to “personalized advertising,” which Schrems claimed violates the European law. The next hearing will take place in February, when Schrems and his team is expected to question Facebook themselves rather than a Vienna judge.
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