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noyb files complaints against Apple's tracking code "IDFA"

Nov 16, 2020 Online tracking identifiers (“cookies”) are well-known and highly controversial. Apple even introduced functions in their browser to block cookies – but who has ever heard about “IDFA”?

Maltese voter data leaked online. noyb files complaint.

Nov 12, 2020 noyb has filed a complaint against C-Planet IT Solutions, the company responsible for leaking 337,384 Maltese voter’s data - including their political preference.

DPC ordered to pick up most of the legal bill of EU-US data transfer case

Oct 30, 2020 Today the Irish High Court has ordered the Irish DPC to cover most the costs of Mr Schrems’ legal team in relation to this summer’s decision on EU-US data transfers before the CJEU.

noyb approved as a “qualified entity” to file class actions in courts in Belgium

Oct 29, 2020 noyb can file representative actions in Belgium and claim damages on behalf of users for the violation of various laws relating to consumer protection, including data protection legislation.

We hit 3,000 Subscribers on GDPRtoday!

Oct 29, 2020 Within only 10 months our project GDPRhub and the regular newsletter GDPRtoday has reached exceptional popularity. noyb and our Country Reporters add freely available GDPR knowledge every day!

Wizz Air: €1 for a flight, €35 for your GDPR right

Oct 21, 2020 noyb filed a GDPR complaint against Wizz Air, as the airline failed to update a customer’s basic personal data - despite the right to free rectifications under the GDPR.

Address broker: GDPR-compliance "too burdensome"

Oct 13, 2020 On Tuesday, noyb filed a GDPR complaint against the Vienna-based address broker AZ Direct Österreich GmbH because they refused to provide information on data sources and recipients.

Irish High Court allows Judicial Review to stop Facebook EU-US transfers

Oct 12, 2020 The Irish High Court allowed a “Judicial Review” against the Irish DPC today. The legal action by noyb aims to swiftly implement the European Court of Justice Decision on Facebook's EU-US transfers.

Companies can't say how they comply with CJEU ruling

Sep 25, 2020 We asked 33 companies how they comply with the CJEU ruling on EU-US data transfers – the answers were astonishing!

Update on noyb’s 101 complaints on EU-US data transfers – only one country shines

Sep 22, 2020 Just over a month ago, noyb filed 101 complaints against several companies based in the EU/EEA as they continue to transfers personal data to Facebook and Google. Today,

First decision on noyb’s streaming complaints

Sep 16, 2020 In cooperation with the Austrian Chamber of Labour, noyb filed eight complaints against streaming services. A first decision has now been issued: more than one and a half years after the complaint.

Irish High Court: Judicial Review against DPC admitted

Sep 14, 2020 Today the Irish High Court has accepted that Facebook may bring a Judicial Review gainst a preliminary decision by the DPC stopping Facebook's EU-US data transfers.

Is the DPC actually stopping Facebook's EU-US data transfers?! ..maybe half-way!

Sep 09, 2020 The WSJ reported that the Irish DPC allegedly issued a "preliminary order" for Facebook to stop its EU-US transfers - but only under the SCCs. noyb plans further legal action.

Annual Report for 2018-2019

Sep 08, 2020 Do you want to know more about all our activities in the past two years? Check our Annual Report for 2018 and 2019 to find out more about all our activities, our finances and our team.

Video: Max Schrems at the Hearing of the European Parliament on EU-US Data Transfers

Sep 04, 2020 On September 3rd, our honorary chairman, Max Schrems, participated in a hearing of the European Parliament.

101 Complaints on EU-US transfers filed

Aug 17, 2020 noyb has filed complaints against 101 EU controllers and the US entity of Google and Facebook over continuous EU-US data transfers.

Credit Scoring: Negative credit rating generated without data

Aug 04, 2020 noyb files complaint against CRIF. "Pulling a name from a hat is fairer than these credit scores".

DPC has no clear time line on enforcing CJEU judgement

Jul 28, 2020 Following the CJEU's judgment on EU-US data transfers by Facebook, we requested that the Irish DPC take action. The DPC's first response indicates that it is unwilling to commit to a clear time frame.

Next Steps for users & FAQs

Jul 24, 2020 On this page we have summarized the options for users that want to stop their data being transferred to the United States after the CJEU judgment in C-311/18 ("Schrems II").

Next Steps for EU companies & FAQs

Jul 20, 2020 We have summarized the next steps after the CJEU judgement on EU-US data transfers for EU companies and published model requests they can send to your non-EU/EEA providers.