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Mikołaj Barczentewicz is a senior scholar with ICLE, a senior lecturer in law and the research director of the Law and Technology Hub at the University of Surrey.

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The CJEU’s Decision in Meta’s Competition Case: Consequences for Personalized Advertising Under the GDPR (Part 1)

Mikołaj Barczentewicz July 4, 2023

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Today’s judgment from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Meta’s case (Case C-252/21) offers new insights into the complexities surrounding personalized advertising under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In the decision, in which the CJEU gave the green light to an attempt by the German competition authority (FCO) to rely on the GDPR, the court also explored the lawful bases for data processing under the GDPR, notably for personalized advertising.

Read the full piece here.