Court dismisses $25 million privacy suit against Meta in Delta
Although most of Ms Chukwuemeka’s four issues and 12 prayers concerned the Nigeria Data Protection Act, the judge proceeded to consider whether the alleged processing of her personal data could amount to a breach of her constitutional right to privacy.
What the applicant claimed Ms Chukwuemeka asked the court to determine whether Meta’s collection, processing, profiling and use of her personal data for behavioural advertising without her explicit consent violated her right to privacy.
Mr Alinnor held that Section 37 of the Constitution protects personal information and that personal data can fall within the protection of the right to privacy.
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