Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland rules on Facebook privacy case | Practical Law

Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland rules on Facebook privacy case | Practical Law

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland has reduced Facebook Ireland's liability for misuse of private information and overturned the trial judge's decision that Facebook Ireland was not a data controller. It confirmed that Facebook Ireland was entitled to rely on the hosting defence in the E-Commerce Regulations against claims for damages under the Data Protection Act 1998. (CG v Facebook Ireland Ltd and another [2016] NICA 54, 21 December 2016.)

Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland rules on Facebook privacy case

Practical Law UK Legal Update Case Report w-005-3379 (Approx. 7 pages)

Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland rules on Facebook privacy case

by Practical Law Media & Telecoms
Published on 17 Jan 2017 • Northern Ireland
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland has reduced Facebook Ireland's liability for misuse of private information and overturned the trial judge's decision that Facebook Ireland was not a data controller. It confirmed that Facebook Ireland was entitled to rely on the hosting defence in the E-Commerce Regulations against claims for damages under the Data Protection Act 1998. (CG v Facebook Ireland Ltd and another [2016] NICA 54, 21 December 2016.)