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Re:German court rules Meta tracking technology violates Euro... by veunes on Thursday July 10, 2025 @03:07AM (#44518171)
Yeah, class action-style suits are probably coming, especially now that this ruling sets a precedent
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Re:German court rules Meta tracking technology violates Euro... by ekunazanu on Thursday July 10, 2025 @03:33AM (#44518332)
AFAIK Germany (and most European countries) has civil law, so court rulings probably won't have as much of an impact as it would in countries like the US
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Re:German court rules Meta tracking technology violates Euro... by oblio on Thursday July 10, 2025 @03:44AM (#44518395)
> AFAIK Germany (and most European countries) has civil law

Most of the world, actually. Pure common law systems are just in CANZUKUS (and a few dozen of other minuscule former British colonies).

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Re:German court rules Meta tracking technology violates Euro... by adw on Thursday July 10, 2025 @12:10PM (#44522569)
Not even all of the UK. Scotland is a hybrid system.
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Re:German court rules Meta tracking technology violates Euro... by alkonaut on Thursday July 10, 2025 @04:27AM (#44518659)
Once it reaches the highest court, it will set precedent. So there is no real difference in the end it just takes more time because no precedent is set in a lower court.
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