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Grandmother ordered to delete Facebook photos under GDPR

It ended up in court after a falling-out between the woman and her daughter.

The judge ruled the matter was within the scope of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

One expert said the ruling reflected the "position that the European Court has taken over many years".

The case went to court after the woman refused to delete photographs of her grandchildren which she had posted on social media.

The mother of the children had asked several times for the pictures to be deleted.

Designer gets big break after being spotted on Pinterest

But the 31-year-old Ghanian, who had studied fashion in London, knew she'd spotted an opportunity.

She set up AAKS, making ritzy raffia bags that combine traditional weaving techniques with modern designs. Three years on, her bags are on sale in some Urban Outfitters stores in the U.S.

"Now I sell in 46 stores in 16 countries around the world, and I've only been in business since 2014," she says.

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