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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.
CJEU Judgment - First Statement
Jul 16, 2020 Here you can find the first reaction to the CJEU case on EU-US data transfers.
FAQs on the CJEU case
Jul 12, 2020 We have put together some general questions and answers on the CJEU judgement that will be delivered on July 16th on EU-US data transfers.
Judicial Review against DPC over slow procedure granted
Jul 06, 2020 Irish High Court grants leave in case against Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) over extremely slow GDPR complaints procedures.
Vienna Judge delivers "non-judgment" in Facebook case
Jul 01, 2020 Despite diving into detailed facts about Facebook's illegal data use, no real analysis under the GDPR was undertaken. The judge apparently wanted to leave these issues to the Superior Courts.
EDPB responds to open letter on “confidential” dealings in Facebook case
Jun 24, 2020 In May, we published an open letter describing the Irish DPA’s (DPC) “Kafkaesque” procedure for its handling of the Facebook case. Now, we received an answer by the EDPB.
€50 million fine for Google confirmed by French Court
Jun 19, 2020 Google loses appeal against CNIL – €50 million fine is confirmed by the Conseil d’Etat
A1: "Where were you? None of your business!"
Jun 15, 2020 noyb.eu filed a complaint against A1Telekom Austria, the national network operator, as they refuse to provide traffic and location data to customers. A1 also uses this data for motion analysis.
Massive political data leak in Malta
May 27, 2020 A massive leak of the voter’s list show the voting preferences, addresses, phones and dates of birth of a majority of the Maltese population,.
Open Letter on “confidential” dealings in Facebook case
May 24, 2020 DPC had "confidential" meetings with Facebook on bypassing the GDPR before it became applicable in 2018. noyb disclosed the details after two years of a Kafkaesque procedure.
“Siri: Are you recording me?” “No, but I am listening to you”
May 20, 2020 After lack of reaction: former Apple employee presents letter to DPAs, asking them to investigate Siri recording the users. noyb.eu will be looking into the case.
Google: If you don’t want us to track your phone – just get another tracking ID!
May 13, 2020 Today noyb.eu filed a formal GDPR complaint against Google for tracking users through an “Android Advertising ID” without a valid legal basis.
First European "Corona App" reviewed by noyb, epicenter.works and SBA Research
Apr 21, 2020 Austria: First European "corona app" with 400,000 active users reviewed by noyb, epicenter.works and SBA research. Privacy friendly concept, that can still be improved.
Data protection in times of coronavirus: not a question of if, but of how
Apr 09, 2020 In recent days, the discussions around the use of data to combat the corona pandemic have increased.
Interrupted transmission- zooming in on video conferencing privacy policies
Apr 02, 2020 Video conferencing tools and other remote means of communication make this possible, transforming our homes into our offices.
Netflix & Chill – What streaming services do while you’re on the couch
Mar 31, 2020 Cinemas and theatres are closed but the show must go on, as they say. And the show does go on. There is TV, of course, but also streaming services such as Netflix or Amazon.
Complaint: Amazon doesn’t allow baseline TLS security
Mar 02, 2020 Baseline email security missing. During their route to the recipient, emails are handled by different entities, nodes and service providers.
Facebook witness: 9 ½ hours of “we don’t know”
Feb 26, 2020 After more than 9 hours, the Vienna Regional Court for Civil Matters (LGfZRS) closed the oral hearing in the data protection case against Facebook.
GDPRhub: The new public wiki with local GDPR decisions!
Feb 26, 2020 noyb has published a new database on GDPR decisions and knowlege, to improve the access to GDPR.