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Facebook's GDPR bypass reaches Austrian Supreme Court
Mar 14, 2021 Austrian Supreme Court may refer case to Court of Justice, questioning the basis of Facebook's business model in Europe.
Clearview AI deemed illegal in the EU, but only partial deletion ordered
Jan 28, 2021 The Hamburg Data Protection Authority deemed biometric profiles of Europeans illegal and ordered US-company Clearview AI to delete the biometric profile of the complainant.
Gay Dating App "Grindr" to be fined almost € 10 Mio
Jan 26, 2021 The Norwegian Data Protection Authority confirmed that Grindr did not receive valid consent from users and announces a fine of 100 Mio NOK (€ 9.63 Mio) on Grindr.
Irish DPC agrees to decide swiftly on Facebook's EU-US transfers
Jan 13, 2021 The DPC has agreed with Max Schrems' demand to swiftly end a 7.5 year battle over EU-US data transfers by Facebook and come to a decision on Facebook's EU-US data flows.
Vienna Superior Court: Facebook must give access to data
Dez 29, 2020 Facebook lost and won appeal: It must give full access to all data and pay €500, but may use data without consent of the user.
noyb files complaints against Apple's tracking code "IDFA"
Nov 16, 2020 Online tracking identifiers (“cookies”) are well-known and highly controversial. Apple even introduced functions in their browser to block cookies – but who has ever heard about “IDFA”?
Maltese voter data leaked online. noyb files complaint.
Nov 12, 2020 noyb has filed a complaint against C-Planet IT Solutions, the company responsible for leaking 337,384 Maltese voter’s data - including their political preference.
DPC ordered to pick up most of the legal bill of EU-US data transfer case
Oct 30, 2020 Today the Irish High Court has ordered the Irish DPC to cover most the costs of Mr Schrems’ legal team in relation to this summer’s decision on EU-US data transfers before the CJEU.