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Cell phone data not "personal"? noyb appeals to federal administrative court
Nov 15, 2021 According to Austrian DPA phone provider A1 can refuse to provide information since data on the cell phone is not "personal". noyb appeals decision.
Want your Grindr data? Show your ID and take a selfie!
Nov 11, 2021 Complaint against Grindr: in order for users to access their data, Grindr requires users to identify in maybe the most grotesque way imaginable:
"Black box" Amazon: algorithm discriminates customers
Oct 21, 2021 Another complaint against Amazon Europe: a customer made an access request to find out why he was denied certain payment options; he did not receive a reply.
Illegal credit scores: noyb to amplify pressure
Oct 18, 2021 Diverting direct marketing data to assess creditworthiness is unlawful and needs to stop. noyb filed a complaint against CRIF Bürgel and Acxiom who have been engaging in such practices.
DPC "requires" noyb to take down documents from website
Oct 15, 2021 We have invited the DPC to continue this debate in courts, as there is no legal basis for censoring a non-profit when criticizing an authority.
Irish DPC greenlights Facebook's "GDPR bypass".
Oct 13, 2021 Schrems: “Decision undermines key element of GDPR.”
noyb is hiring GDPR lawyers and full stack developers!
Sep 02, 2021 In internal news: noyb is hiring lawyers and developers!
Statement: DPC issues € 225 million fine on WhatsApp
Sep 02, 2021 First Statement by Max Schrems
News Sites: Readers need to "buy back" their own data at an exorbitant price?!
Aug 13, 2021 noyb filed complaints against the cookie paywalls of seven major German speaking news websites
noyb files 422 formal GDPR complaints on nerve-wrecking “Cookie Banners”
Aug 10, 2021 Today we filed 422 + 36 complaints on "cookie banners" with ten European Data Protection Authorities.
Data voodoo: credit ranking agency CRIF creates credit rating out of thin air
Aug 04, 2021 After about a year, the Austrian Data Protection Authority (DPA) finally issued a decision on our first complaint against the credit ranking agency CRIF.
BREAKING: Austrian OGH asks CJEU if Facebook "undermines" GDPR since 2018
Jul 20, 2021 The Austrian Supreme Court referred fundamental questions about Facebook's GDPR compliance to European Court of Justice and issued a partial judgment on damages and access to data.
2,5 years and still no decision on streaming complaints
Jul 19, 2021 In January 2019 we filed complaints against eight streaming services for not responding properly to a simple access request.
Statement by Max Schrems on the "Schrems II" Anniversary
Jul 16, 2021 A year ago the so-called "Schrems II" decison was referred to as ground breaking What is the situation a year on?
Annual Report 2020 out now
Jun 24, 2021 Read all about our new and ongoing projects, financials and plans for 2021 in noyb’s Annual Report 2020!
New browser signal could make cookie banners obsolete
Jun 14, 2021 noyb publishes a proposal for an automatic browser signal to eliminate obsolete cookie banners. "ADPC" demonstrates a user-friendly European solution for privacy choices.
noyb aims to end “cookie banner terror” and issues more than 500 GDPR complaints
May 31, 2021 Today, noyb.eu sent over 500 draft complaints to companies who use unlawful cookie banners - making it the largest wave of complaints since the GDPR came into force.
Digital Rights alliance file legal complaints across Europe against facial recognition company Clearview AI
May 26, 2021 Today, noyb and other EU digital rights organisations filed legal complaints to stop online mass surveillance by facial recognition company Clearview.
Statement: 3rd Anniversary of the GDPR
May 25, 2021 After three years of GDPR our first interim conclusion is mixed since having rights does still not necessarily lead to more justice.