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Five Years of the GDPR: Media Resources

12 May 2023 / page

As we mark the fifth anniversary of the GDPR, noyb has put together a range of press materials, statistics and background information.

Some of the material will only be available over the next days.

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EU-US Data Transfers

11 May 2023 / page

At its core, this case is about a conflict of law between US surveillance laws which demand surveillance and EU data protection laws that require privacy.

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EU-US Data Transfers

11 May 2023 / page

At its core, this case is about a conflict of law between US surveillance laws which demand surveillance and EU data protection laws that require privacy.

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Clearview AI data use deemed illegal in Austria, however no fine issued

10 May 2023 / article

The Austrian DPA has decided: Clearview AI, the company that sells facial recognition software to law enforcement agencies in the U.S. is no longer allowed to process biometric data.

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noyb win at CJEU: Right of access may include documents and database extracts

04 May 2023 / article

The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled: the right of access is broad and can also include the provision of documents and database extracts.

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The Court of Justice confirmed that there is no "threshold" for GDPR damages

04 May 2023 / article

Today the CJEU has issued the first decision on emotional damages under the GDPR.

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"Pay or Okay" - the beginning of the end?

11 April 2023 / article /
Cookie Banners

"PUR Abo" on derStandard.at illegal according to Austrian DPA

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No bullsh*t opt-out: free noyb tool for quick and broad Facebook objections!

04 April 2023 / article /
Forced Consent & Consent Bypass

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.

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Meta (Facebook, Instagram) switching to "Legitimate Interest" for Ads

30 March 2023 / article /
Forced Consent & Consent Bypass

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.

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Majority of credit bureau "CRIF" database illegal

27 March 2023 / article /
Credit Scoring

Decision by Austrian DPA in noyb case: Data of millions of Austrians have to be deleted

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Political microtargeting on Facebook: an election promise just for you!

21 March 2023 / article /
Political Microtargeting, Manipulation & Tracking

noyb filed a series of complaints against several German political parties. The parties had used microtargeting on Facebook during the 2021 federal election and targeted potential voters.

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Cell phone not personal enough for GDPR protection?!

17 March 2023 / article

Contradictory Decision: Traffic and location data are particularly sensitive data that require additional protection, at the same time they are not personal data at all?!

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Austrian DSB: Meta Tracking Tools Illegal

16 March 2023 / article /
Data Transfers

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.

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Data brokers: Identification possible to sell ads, not to exercise fundamental rights

28 February 2023 / article

noyb filed a series of complaints against websites and data brokers that did not correctly address access requests using cookies as an authentication factor.

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Credit agency prohibited from collecting data via access requests and civil registries

06 February 2023 / article /
Credit Scoring

Two years ago, noyb filed a GDPR complaint against credit data broker KSV 1870. The Austrian credit reporting agency was storing unsolicited data from previously unknown individuals.

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Data Protection Day: Are Europeans really protected?

27 January 2023 / article

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.

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Location data is personal data - noyb wins appeal against Spanish DPA

25 January 2023 / article

The Spanish Courts annulled a past decision by the Spanish DPA. The AEPD had previously argued that Virgin telco had lawfully denied its customers access to their location data.

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Data Protection Authorities support noyb's call for fair yes/no cookie banners

24 January 2023 / article /
Cookie Banners

A task force within the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued a draft report in reaction noyb's 700 cookie banner complaints.

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Just € 5,5 Million on WhatsApp. DPC finally gives the finger to EDPB.

19 January 2023 / article

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.

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Irish Data Protection Authority gives € 3.97 billion present to Meta.

17 January 2023 / article /
Forced Consent & Consent Bypass

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.

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