German antitrust watchdog may assess Meta’s privacy obligations, court adviser says
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BRUSSELS, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Antitrust authorities may assess companies during investigations in a case involving Meta Platforms (META.O) and Germany’s competition authority, an adviser to Europe’s top court said on Tuesday. Compliance with EU data protection rules. .
“Competition authorities may, in exercising their powers, take into account the compatibility of business practices with the General Data Protection Regulation,” General Athanasios Rantos, a defence lawyer at the Court of Justice of the European Union, said in a non-binding opinion.
“However, it must take into account any decision or investigation made by the competent authority under the regulation,” he said.
Cases are C252/21 Meta Platforms and others (General Conditions of Use for Social Networks).
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Reporting by Foo Yun Chee, with additional reporting by Marine Strauss in Brussels;
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