Digital rights group wants court to direct DPC to fully investigate claims against Meta

European Centre for Digital Rights asked High Court to investigate its complaints about the social media giant’s handling of users’ data

Digital rights group alleges the DPC did not address, either in whole or in part, nine discrete issues raised about Facebook, 10 issues concerning Instagram and seven issues raised about WhatsApp. Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

A European digital rights advocacy group wants the High Court to direct Ireland’s data protection watchdog to fully investigate its complaints about social media giant Meta’s handling of users’ data.

The NOYB European Centre for Digital Rights complained that Meta’s platforms WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook each purported to rely on users’ consent to process personal data, including sensitive personal data, under article 6(1)(b) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).