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Elon Musk's X faces privacy complaints in Europe over data use concerns

Irish Data Protection Commission took action against X for data collection practices for AI without user consent.

Five years later... Netflix hit with Dutch data access fine | TechCrunch

Netflix has been fined €4.75 million for failing to comply with GDPR data access rights after a lengthy five-year investigation.

BeReal accused of annoying users into sharing their data

BeReal is currently facing scrutiny over its data consent practices, which may conflict with GDPR regulations.

Elon Musk's X faces privacy complaints in Europe over data use concerns

Irish Data Protection Commission took action against X for data collection practices for AI without user consent.

Five years later... Netflix hit with Dutch data access fine | TechCrunch

Netflix has been fined €4.75 million for failing to comply with GDPR data access rights after a lengthy five-year investigation.

BeReal accused of annoying users into sharing their data

BeReal is currently facing scrutiny over its data consent practices, which may conflict with GDPR regulations.
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Mozilla faces a privacy complaint over Firefox's tracking

Mozilla faces EU scrutiny for defaulting a feature impacting user privacy without consent.
Noyb calls for an investigation into Mozilla's PPA feature due to GDPR concerns.

Firefox Data Collection Feature Sparks Privacy Concerns

Noyb has filed a complaint against Mozilla over privacy concerns regarding the Privacy-Preserving Attribution feature in Firefox.

Mozilla hit by complaint over Privacy Preserving Attribution

Mozilla's 'Privacy Preserving Attribution' feature raises privacy concerns due to its default tracking and possible GDPR violations, igniting debates over user consent.

Mozilla faces a privacy complaint over Firefox's tracking

Mozilla faces EU scrutiny for defaulting a feature impacting user privacy without consent.
Noyb calls for an investigation into Mozilla's PPA feature due to GDPR concerns.

Firefox Data Collection Feature Sparks Privacy Concerns

Noyb has filed a complaint against Mozilla over privacy concerns regarding the Privacy-Preserving Attribution feature in Firefox.

Mozilla hit by complaint over Privacy Preserving Attribution

Mozilla's 'Privacy Preserving Attribution' feature raises privacy concerns due to its default tracking and possible GDPR violations, igniting debates over user consent.
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Microsoft accused of tracking kids with education software

Data protection group Noyb is investigating Microsoft 365 Education for potential GDPR transparency breaches.

Rights groups file GDPR suits on Meta's pay-or-consent model

Consumer groups in the EU are using data protection law to challenge Meta's 'fake choice' between paying or consenting to data collection.
Noyb and BEUC are leading the legal complaints against Meta for violating EU data protection regulations by not allowing users to freely give consent for data processing.

New Noyb lawsuit says Hamburg data watchdog acted as lawyer for German newspaper

Noyb, led by Max Schrems, is challenging a decision regarding Der Spiegel's 'pay or OK' model, alleging Hamburg DPA gave legal advice to the newspaper.

Microsoft accused of tracking kids with education software

Data protection group Noyb is investigating Microsoft 365 Education for potential GDPR transparency breaches.

Rights groups file GDPR suits on Meta's pay-or-consent model

Consumer groups in the EU are using data protection law to challenge Meta's 'fake choice' between paying or consenting to data collection.
Noyb and BEUC are leading the legal complaints against Meta for violating EU data protection regulations by not allowing users to freely give consent for data processing.

New Noyb lawsuit says Hamburg data watchdog acted as lawyer for German newspaper

Noyb, led by Max Schrems, is challenging a decision regarding Der Spiegel's 'pay or OK' model, alleging Hamburg DPA gave legal advice to the newspaper.
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Austrian activist Schrems broadens Meta privacy complaint By Reuters

Privacy activist group Noyb has expanded its complaint against Meta Platforms' paid no-ads subscription service, urging Austrian authorities to investigate the difficulty users face in avoiding being tracked.
Noyb argues that while users can easily consent to being tracked with a single click, withdrawing consent and opting for a paid subscription is a complicated process.
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Meta uses "dark patterns" to thwart AI opt-outs in EU, complaint says

Noyb filed complaints in 11 European countries to stop Meta's AI training on personal data from Facebook and Instagram users.
Meta plans to collect a wide range of personal data for AI training, raising concerns about user privacy and data retention.

Meta faces another EU privacy challenge over 'pay for privacy' consent choice | TechCrunch

Privacy rights advocacy group noyb is filing a complaint against Meta for allegedly breaching EU law by making it harder for users to withdraw consent to tracking ads.
Meta's previous legal bases for processing Europeans' data for ad targeting were invalidated in 2021.
Meta requires users who don't want to be tracked to pay for monthly subscriptions, while those who want free access have to 'consent' to tracking; noyb disagrees with this framing.

Meta uses "dark patterns" to thwart AI opt-outs in EU, complaint says

Noyb filed complaints in 11 European countries to stop Meta's AI training on personal data from Facebook and Instagram users.
Meta plans to collect a wide range of personal data for AI training, raising concerns about user privacy and data retention.

Meta faces another EU privacy challenge over 'pay for privacy' consent choice | TechCrunch

Privacy rights advocacy group noyb is filing a complaint against Meta for allegedly breaching EU law by making it harder for users to withdraw consent to tracking ads.
Meta's previous legal bases for processing Europeans' data for ad targeting were invalidated in 2021.
Meta requires users who don't want to be tracked to pay for monthly subscriptions, while those who want free access have to 'consent' to tracking; noyb disagrees with this framing.
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Credit protection association accused of charging for free data copies

NOYB files complaint against KSV 1870 for charging international users for a copy of their data
EU GDPR requires associations to provide free copies of user data upon request
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Meta faces GDPR complaint over processing personal data without 'free consent' | Computer Weekly

Meta is facing a complaint for breaching European data protection law over its ad-tracking practices.
Privacy group Noyb is calling for an investigation into Meta's data processing and a fine to deter other companies from following a similar approach.

Meta's EU ad-free subscription faces early privacy challenge | TechCrunch

Privacy rights group noyb has filed a complaint against Meta's 'pay or okay' tactic to circumvent EU privacy rules.
noyb argues that the cost of Meta's ad-free subscription is far higher than the value the company derives from tracking users in the region.
The complaint is on behalf of an individual in financial distress who cannot afford the subscription cost to protect their privacy.

Meta faces GDPR complaint over processing personal data without 'free consent' | Computer Weekly

Meta is facing a complaint for breaching European data protection law over its ad-tracking practices.
Privacy group Noyb is calling for an investigation into Meta's data processing and a fine to deter other companies from following a similar approach.

Meta's EU ad-free subscription faces early privacy challenge | TechCrunch

Privacy rights group noyb has filed a complaint against Meta's 'pay or okay' tactic to circumvent EU privacy rules.
noyb argues that the cost of Meta's ad-free subscription is far higher than the value the company derives from tracking users in the region.
The complaint is on behalf of an individual in financial distress who cannot afford the subscription cost to protect their privacy.
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