Federal Court of Justice on Facebook Scraping: Damages for Mere Loss of Control (VI ZR 10/24)
Validated facts
Judgment of 18 Nov 2024. The Federal Court of Justice held: Temporary loss of control over one's own data after a scraping incident already constitutes non-material damage under Art. 82 GDPR. Claimants need not prove concrete psychological fear. Benchmark: about €100.
In plain language
Damage without emptied accounts: If your phone number ends up online through negligence, you automatically have damage. The feeling of lost control is enough.
Security relevance & practical tip
Makes lawsuit waves against data breaches dramatically easier for consumers and puts companies under pressure.
Primary source / reference
- BGH Urteil vom 18.11.2024 – VI ZR 10/24