08 Mar 2018

Facebook / Germany - a new frontier for privacy and competition?

This briefing looks at the German competition authority's consideration of Facebook's data protection practices as part of a preliminary assessment that Facebook abused its dominant position in the German market for social networks

This briefing looks at the German competition authority's inclusion of Facebook's data protection practices as part of its recent preliminary assessment into whether Facebook abused its dominant position in the German market for social networks. This is the first time a competition authority has considered data protection principles when assessing market dominance.


Facebook / Germany - a new frontier for privacy and competition?

 

This material is provided for general information only. It does not constitute legal or other professional advice.

Contact Information
Jordan Ellison
Partner at Slaughter and May
London
Rebecca Cousin
Partner at Slaughter and May
London
Richard de Carle
Partner at Slaughter and May
London
Rob Sumroy
Partner at Slaughter and May
London