Millions of German Facebook users are eligible for compensation over a data leak that occurred in 2018-2019.
Germany's highest civil court, the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), ruled that users' loss of control over their data warrants damages, without the need to prove specific financial losses or misuse of the data.
The ruling acts as a precedent for similar cases currently being processed in German courts.
Approximately six million people in Germany were affected by the data leak.