Class-Action Suit vs. Facebook Reaches Participant Cap, Not Yet Accepted by Vienna Court
There was mixed news on the class-action lawsuit filed against Facebook by Austrian law student Max Schrems and his Europe Versus Facebook group, as PCWorld reported that the suit will more than likely reach the limit of 25,000 participants that was imposed by the plaintiffs, but the court in Vienna has not yet reached a decision on whether to accept the case. UPDATED: The class-action suit reached the 25,000-participant mark Wednesday.
There was mixed news on the class-action lawsuit filed against Facebook by Austrian law student Max Schrems and his Europe Versus Facebook group, as PCWorld reported that the suit will more than likely reach the limit of 25,000 participants that was imposed by the plaintiffs, but the court in Vienna has not yet reached a decision on whether to accept the case. UPDATED: The class-action suit reached the 25,000-participant mark Wednesday.
Schrems told PCWorld there were some 22,000 participants as of Wednesday morning, adding that the cap was imposed due to the need to verify and administer every individual claim, and saying:
For the political purpose of the suit, it doesn’t really matter if there are 40,000 or 25,000 participants.
We probably will not be able to join all 25,000 because there will be a certain amount of people where data is incorrect.
Facebook has a closed system.
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