Austrian Supreme Court: Facebook dismissed

The Austrian Supreme Court has ultimately rejected all attempts by Facebook to block a model lawsuit on fundamental privacy issues in Vienna now. In the final decision (link), the Austrian Supreme Court rejects all attempts by Facebook to block the procedure. Download Press Release PDF Before doing so, Facebook tried to raise questions whether it is possible to bring GDPR rights before the courts. The company argued that only the Irish Data Protection Commissioner has jurisdiction in this case. The Vienna Regional Court ("Landesgericht") had previously joined Facebook’s view and declared that it did not have jurisdiction. The Appellate Court and the Austrian Supreme Court have made it clear now that – to the contrary – everyone has a right to file a lawsuit based on GDPR. Max Schrems (plaintiff and honorary chairperson of the non-profit noyb): "I am very pleased that we were able to clarify this fundamental issue. We are hoping for a speedy procedure now that the case has been pending