German court denies mother access to dead daughter’s Facebook data

A Berlin court has denied a mother access to her dead daughter’s Facebook data, ruling that German privacy laws outweigh her parental rights.

A Berlin court has denied a mother access to her dead daughter’s Facebook data, ruling that German privacy laws outweigh her parental rights.

The mother sued for access to her daughter’s Facebook account after the 15-year-old died when she was hit by a subway train in 2012, to try to determine if it was an accident or if she killed herself.