The consequence of the fact that a data subject has manifestly made public data concerning his or her

sexual orientation is that those data may be processed in compliance with the provisions of the GDPR.

However, that fact alone does not authorise the processing of other personal data relating to that data

subject’s sexual orientation.

Meta may not simply collect data on the sexual orientation of their users and use it for personalized advertising. This was ruled by the Court of Justice of the European Union on today in a lawsuit that could have major consequences for the revenue model of social media companies.

Finally, decent regulation