National Administrative Procedures and DPA inactivity
The Irish government tries to sneak a provision into the Irish Data Protection Law allowing any part of the procedure being declared "confidential". Legitimate criticism would become a crime.
… For years the Irish DPC and Big Tech companies like Meta or Google try to sweep GDPR procedures against them … views or act unlawful. Big Tech companies like Google or Meta have previously insisted that all their submissions are …
On 25 May 2018, the GDPR came into force; 5 years later, national authorities and courts largely let down the European legislator
… that could overcome many of the GDPR enforcement issues Meta € 1.2 billion fine is an example of enforcement not … In 2023 alone, nearly €2 billion in fines were imposed on Meta as a result of noyb 's diligent efforts and legal …
Facebook must stop further transfers of European personal data to the United States, given that Facebook is subject to US surveillance laws (like FISA 702 and EO 12.333).
… 88 … € 1.2 billion GDPR fine for Meta over US mass surveillance. Decision required 10 years … Irish DPC. Today, a decade-long (2013 - 2023) case on Meta's involvement in US mass surveillance has lead to a first direct decision. Meta must stop any further transfers of European personal …
Use the noyb tool to opt out of targeted advertising and various other claimed 'legitimate interestes' by Meta in a simple and legally sound way.
… Facebook objections is now online! As reported last week , Meta switched the legal basis for targeting advertising from … a yes / no option ("consent") as foreseen by the GDPR, Meta now (unlawfully) claims to have ‘legitimate interest’ … made by M eta in an easy and legally sound way . Object to Meta’s data processing here ! The hidden and complex …
After noyb complaints, Meta (Facebook and Instagram) is switching form an illegal contract to equally illegal "legitimate interests" for advertisement. noyb will take imminent action.
… 100 … Meta (Facebook, Instagram) switching to "Legitimate … illegal practice As reported by the Wall Street Journal , Meta (Facebook and Instagram) is switching from an illegal … ("opt-in") for the use of personal data for advertisement, Meta (Facebook and Instagram) has tried to bypass this …
Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB) decided that the use of Facebook’s tracking pixel directly violates the GDPR and the so-called “Schrems II” decision on transatlantic data flows.
… 88 … Austrian DSB: Meta Tracking Tools Illegal In a groundbreaking decision in … of noyb.eu Illegal Data transfers via Facebook Login and Meta Pixel. The DSBs decision to declare Google Analytics … illegal , also applies to the "Facebook Login" and "Meta Pixel" tools provided by Meta: If these tools are used, …
European Data Protection Day commemorates the signing of the first European data protection framework in 1981. Today, the GDPR is meant to enable citizens to exercise their right to privacy.
… action. It announced a fine of 390 million Euro and ordered Meta to obtain valid consent for personalized advertising . In these 4.5 years, the DPC has often sided with Meta and has now also issued a significantly reduced penalty …
Following Facebook and Instagram, a third decision on WhatsApp was issued. The DPC seems to have limited the case to "service improvement" and "security" - ignoring the core issues.
… request to investigate matters like data sharing within Meta . As confirmed by the Irish DPC today, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has decided that Meta cannot force WhatsApp users to agree to the use of … years after the original complaints were filed by noyb , on Meta's bypass of the GDPR via a clause in the terms and …
The DPC has turned a blind eye on the revenue generated by Meta from violating the GDPR since 2018. Ignoring the EDPB demand to include the unlawful revenue of Meta, reduced the fine by 3,97 Mrd EUR.
… Data Protection Authority gives € 3.97 billion present to Meta? Authority allegedly unable to take financial benefit from Meta's GDPR violations into account. On 04.01.2023, the … Commission (DPC) announced a fine of € 390 million against Meta due to unlawful personalized advertising on Facebook …
You can now read the details of the DPC decision! It seems interesting times lie before us in the Courts!
… 100 … The Irish DPC issued its final decision on Meta's illegal processing of user data for personal … on Facebook over transparency issues, the DPC only fined Meta € 60 million for their lack of any legal basis for the … decision, but we expect them to be largely similar. … If Meta may use consent (Issue 1 of the Decision) The DPC tries …
After almost five years, the Irish DPC decided on a noyb complaint and required Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp to stop using the personal data of users for advertisement in the EU.
… 100 … BREAKING: Meta (Facebook and Instagram) prohibited from using personal data for advertisement. Major blow to Meta's business model in Europe, following noyb litigation. Fine for Meta more than tenfold from € 28 million to € 390 million. …
The EDPB has decided that three Meta Apps (Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp) did not have a legal basis to process user data since May 2018. Meta's legal trick has been rejected.
… 100 … … noyb complaints: Meta's business model declared illegal in the EU according … by The Wall Street Journal , the EDPB has decided that Meta cannot force users to agree to personalized ads. In May 2018, when the GDPR came into force in the EU, Meta Ireland Ltd. believed it could "bypass" the requirement …
Advocate General Sánchez-Bordona issued his Opinion on CJEU case C-300/21 (UI v. Österreichische Post AG), the first of several preliminary ruling requests on the topic of damages for GDPR violations
… nos. 25 and 37 when holding that retention of communication meta data can lead to self-censorship and hence limit of the …
… Decision under Article 60 GDPR, concerning Facebook's (Meta's) EU-US data transfers in light of FISA 702 and the … transfers going forward should be banned, which Facebook / Meta will fight in the Irish Courts for years, or if any …