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Privacy activist Max Schrems claimed Meta unlawfully processed data relating to his sexual orientation.

The Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) ruled in favour of privacy campaigner Max Schrems, who complained that Facebook misused his personal data over his sexual orientation to target ads at him. Dr Maria Tzanou, a senior lecturer in law at the University of Sheffield, told the BBC that Friday's judgement showed data protection principles are not "toothless". The Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) ruled in favour of privacy campaigner Max Schrems, who complained Facebook misused his personal data, in a judgement on Friday.

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