"An online social network such as Facebook
cannot use all of the personal data obtained for the purposes of
targeted advertising, without restriction as to time and without
distinction as to type of data"
The Court of Justice of the European Union
(CJEU) issued an important judgment on 4 October
2024 concerning the processing of sensitive data (or special
categories of personal data) under the General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR), including inter alia data
concerning sexual orientation, by social networks without the data
subject's consent.
It is important to note that the processing of special
categories of personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin,
political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade
union membership, and the processing of genetic data, biometric
data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person, data
concerning health or data concerning a natural person's sex
life or sexual orientation is prohibited under
