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Fines resulting from noyb litigation
The GDPR gives data protection authorities (DPAs) the power to impose an administrative fine of up to 4% of a company’s annual turnover or € 20 million if they violate the GDPR, depending on which sum is higher.
The purpose of these fines is to deter similar infringements in the future. Although a noyb study found that they are among the most effective enforcement tools available to authorities, significant fines for GDPR violations are extremely rare. The fines go to the country where the proceedings take place, which almost always the country where the fined company has its headquarters.
Since 2018, the following fines have been imposed on the basis of noyb complaints:
… had overturned its first draft decision in December 2022. Google fined € 50 million over forced consent When the GDPR … into force on 25 July 2018, noyb filed complaints against Google, Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook for forcing its … for more than four years. First major fine for using Google Analytics Following noyb’s 101 complaints on unlawful EU-US … -
How mobile apps illegally share your personal data
… began to collect and share personal data, including Google’s unique Advertising ID (AdID), the model and brand … users’ personal data with third parties for sophisticated analytics as soon as the apps are opened. Users don’t even … -
Annual Report 2022 out now!
… with us in our 101 model complaints: the continued use of Google Analytics was declared illegal , and other authorities such … with the competent authorities, for example against Google for creating spam emails in Gmail, another round of … -
23 years of illegal data transfers due to inactive DPAs and new EU-US deals
… Nevertheless, most EU companies kept using services like Google Analytics or tracking tools by Meta which entail unlawful … websites continued to forward data about their visitors to Google and Meta servers in the United States. Despite … -
noyb win: First major fine (€ 1 million) for using Google Analytics
… 88 … noyb win: First major fine (€ 1 million) for using Google Analytics Following noyb’s 101 complaints on unlawful EU-US … and 300.000 SEK against online retailer CDON for using Google Analytics on their webpage. Although many other … -
Austrian DSB: Meta Tracking Tools Illegal
… have largely ignored the case. Just like Microsoft, Google or Amazon, Facebook has relied on so-called "Standard … 101 complaints in August 2020 against websites still using Google Analytics and Facebook Tracking tools despite clear court … -
Two are better than one?! Profil.at strikes back with forced banner, when users make the "wrong" choice.
… however, a second banner pops up where one must agree to Google and other tracking cookies. Such forced consent is … you reject these, you are forced to agree to cookies from Google and ÖWA (Austrian Web Analysis) in a second step, … Advertising Products", "Google Tag Manager", "Google Analytics" (which have already been declared illegal), "ÖWA" … -
6 Months of "agreement in principle", EU-US agreement in fact still missing
… data protection authorities have issued decisions that Google Analytics may not be used in the EU anymore. Max Schrems: " … -
Annual Report 2021 out now!
… Protection Authority decided that the continuous use of Google Analytics violates the GDPR. Furthermore, we worked on … -
UPDATE: Further EU DPA orders stop of Google Analytics
… 88 … UPDATE: Further EU DPA orders stop of Google Analytics The Italian DPA (GPDP) has joined the consensus … as the French and Austrian DPA and has banned the use of Google Analytics (GA). Following our 101 complaints on data … -
UPDATE on noyb’s 101 complaints: Austrian DPA rejects “risk based approach” for data transfers to third countries
… decisions by the Austrian and French DPA that the use of Google Analytics is illegal, the Austrian DPA has now issued a … second decision, going even further: It declared the use of Google’s IP anonymisation a useless protection measure for … -
UPDATE: CNIL decides EU-US data transfer to Google Analytics illegal
… controllers to comply with GDPR after decision that using Google Analytics is illegal Only weeks after the groundbreaking … Data Protection Authority that the continuous use of Google Analytics violates the GDPR, the French Data … -
Data Protection Day: 41 Years of "Compliance on Paper"?!
… 2020 on EU-US data transfers , after 1.5 years, one case on Google Analytics was partly decided (1%). An additional 422 … -
Austrian DSB: EU-US data transfers to Google Analytics illegal
… 88 … Austrian DSB: Use of Google Analytics violates "Schrems II" decision by CJEU. In a … decided on a model case by noyb that the continuous use of Google Analytics violates the GDPR. This is the first … -
EDPS sanctions Parliament over EU-US Data Transfers to Google and Stripe
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Data transfers to the US and insufficient cookie information: noyb files complaint against the European Parliament.
… requests, including requests to US-based companies Google and Stripe. Furthermore, not only was a Stripe cookie … but the website’s data protection notice also stated that Google Analytics cookies were used on the website. However, no … -
Update on noyb’s 101 complaints on EU-US data transfers – only one country shines
… companies based in the EU/EEA because they continue to use Google Analytics and Facebook Connect on their websites – thereby transferring personal data to Google and Facebook in the US. According to the CJEU … -
101 Complaints on EU-US transfers filed
… of major EU webpages shows that many companies still use Google Analytics or Facebook Connect one month after a major … surveillance laws, such as FISA 702. Neither Facebook nor Google seem to have a legal basis for the data transfers. … -
EU-US Transfers Complaint Overview
… DPA* Complaint 1 Preisvergleich Internet Services AG AT Google geizhals.at DSB PDF 2 MTV Internet FI Facebook mtv.fi … danskebank.fi Austrian DSB (OSS)* PDF 4 Qliro Group AB SE Google cdon.fi Austrian DSB (OSS)* PDF 5 Syn IS Google … can find an overview of all 101 complaints filed on Google Analytics and Facebook Connect integrations in webpages of …