According to a statement from the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH), users can claim around €100 ($105) for the breach even if the data obtained by the hackers wasn’t misused or caused any harm.

A German court ruled on Monday that thousands of local Facebook users affected by a massive data breach in 2021 are eligible for compensation.

  • solsangraal@lemmy.zipEnglish
    12·
    8 hours ago

    fb could start charging $50 per comment/post/login/anything, and people still won’t delete their account

      • solsangraal@lemmy.zipEnglish
        3·
        8 hours ago

        psychological manipulation through FOMO, it’s super effective

        i’m thankful that i never found any of the other bullshit instatwitbooksnaptoks interesting

  • penquin@lemm.eeEnglish
    6·
    8 hours ago

    Do affected people also get a check of a whopping $3.96 in Germany? Or is that just a US thing?

    • lemmylommy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      8 hours ago

      Its 100€ if you can not prove that any harm was done. It could be more with proof (ie spam call logs etc)

      • penquin@lemm.eeEnglish
        6·
        8 hours ago

        Hey, that’s really good then. Minimum of a hundred bucks is good with me.