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5 Years of the GDPR: National Authorities let down European Legislator
May 23, 2023 On 25 May 2018, the GDPR came into force; 5 years later, national authorities and courts largely let down the European legislator
noyb win: € 1.2 billion fine against Meta over EU-US data transfers
May 22, 2023 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).
Data Breach in Malta: Company must disclose source within 20 days or face penalties
May 17, 2023 The Maltese Data Protection Authority (IDPC) has taken decisive action against C-PLANET, the IT company responsible for a voter data breach in Malta.
Clearview AI data use deemed illegal in Austria, however no fine issued
May 10, 2023 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.
noyb win at CJEU: Right of access may include documents and database extracts
May 04, 2023 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.
The Court of Justice confirmed that there is no "threshold" for GDPR damages
May 04, 2023 Today the CJEU has issued the first decision on emotional damages under the GDPR.
"Pay or Okay" - the beginning of the end?
Apr 11, 2023 "PUR Abo" on derStandard.at illegal according to Austrian DPA
No bullsh*t opt-out: free noyb tool for quick and broad Facebook objections!
Apr 04, 2023 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.
Meta (Facebook, Instagram) switching to "Legitimate Interest" for Ads
Mar 30, 2023 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.
Majority of credit bureau "CRIF" database illegal
Mar 27, 2023 Decision by Austrian DPA in noyb case: Data of millions of Austrians have to be deleted
Political microtargeting on Facebook: an election promise just for you!
Mar 21, 2023 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.
Cell phone not personal enough for GDPR protection?!
Mar 17, 2023 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?!
Austrian DSB: Meta Tracking Tools Illegal
Mar 16, 2023 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.
Data brokers: Identification possible to sell ads, not to exercise fundamental rights
Feb 28, 2023 noyb filed a series of complaints against websites and data brokers that did not correctly address access requests using cookies as an authentication factor.
Credit agency prohibited from collecting data via access requests and civil registries
Feb 06, 2023 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.
Data Protection Day: Are Europeans really protected?
Jan 27, 2023 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.
Location data is personal data - noyb wins appeal against Spanish DPA
Jan 25, 2023 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.
Data Protection Authorities support noyb's call for fair yes/no cookie banners
Jan 24, 2023 A task force within the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued a draft report in reaction noyb's 700 cookie banner complaints.
Just € 5,5 Million on WhatsApp. DPC finally gives the finger to EDPB.
Jan 19, 2023 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.