Swedish data brokers claim journalists' legal protection to evade EU law

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@noyb.eu | 7 months ago

Where did all the “reject” buttons come from?

More and more websites have added an option to say “no” to cookies and other tracking- as foreseen by the GDPR. Where did this trend come from? | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 2 years ago

Profil.at shows second cookie banner, when users make the “wrong” choice

Complaint against the news magazine Profil: If you want to visit profil.at, you can reject all cookies in the first step. If you do so, however, a second banner pops up. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 2 years ago

Court of Justice may severely limit enforcement of European’s privacy rights

The Advocate General of the CJEU has issued a non-binding opinion, aiming to limit one of the last potential avenues for users to enforce their privacy rights under the GDPR. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 2 years ago

Executive Order on US Surveillance unlikely to satisfy EU law

Today, the US government published an executive order, allegedly limiting US surveillance. This is a first statement by noyb. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 2 years ago

Complaints lodged against deceptive cookie banners

Final round on “One Trust” cookie banners: 226 complaints lodged by noyb against deceptive cookie banners that are still not complying with GDPR requirements. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 2 years ago

Sweden: Users are not party to their own privacy rights?

The Swedish DPA (IMY) refuses to take a decision on a GDPR complaint, claiming that the user is not a party to his own rights. Today, noyb files an appeal. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 2 years ago

No right to access your own location data? noyb files appeal against Spanish DPA

A customer made an access request to receive his location data which was refused by Virgin Telco. The AEPD sided with the company. noyb files appeal. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 2 years ago

Statement on 4 Years of GDPR

When the GDPR became applicable on 25 May 2018, it was perceived as a watershed moment. The past 4 years have shown that a law alone does not change business models. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 2 years ago

Austrian regulator rules Google Analytics IP Anonymization setting is useless

While some DPAs thoroughly investigated noyb's 101 cases on EU-US Data Transfers, others just started dismissing cases for questionalbe reason. Is the coordinated effort promoted by the EDPB failing? | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 2 years ago

Political data breach in Malta: C-Planet refuses right to access and information

IT-company C-planet leaked personal data of almost the whole Maltese voting population. A new complaint by noyb aims to reveal the source of the data that C-Planet has, as of now, kept silent about. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 2 years ago

“Privacy Shield 2.0”? – First Reaction by Max Schrems

Today Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President Biden have announced a new EU-US data sharing system. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 2 years ago

Amazon Workers Demand Data-Transparency

Amazon using tracking data against its own employees? Workers from five European countries now filed access requests against the E-commerce giant to find out what happens with their personal data. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 2 years ago

€20M fine for Clearview AI in Italy

The company may no longer process biometric data of people in Italy and must delete all existing data. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 2 years ago

More Cookie Banners to go: Second wave of complaints underway

noyb launched the second round of its action against deceptive cookie banners. The first wave already brought visible improvements in banner design. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 2 years ago

CNIL (France) decides EU-US data transfer to Google Analytics illegal

CNIL considers transfer illegal and has ordered the website to comply with the GDPR. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 2 years ago

NCC and noyb GDPR complaint: “Grindr” fined € 6.3 Mio over illegal data sharing

Today, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority imposed a fine of 65 Mio NOK (€ 6.34 Mio or $ 7.17 Mio) on Grindr. The LGBTQI dating app had not received valid consent from users, but had been sharing | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 2 years ago

The Irish DPC Tried to Lobby Facebook's “GDPR Bypass” into European Guidelines

In our second Advent Reading, we take a Charles Dickens approach to EDPB documents, showing how the DPC has lobbied the EDPB in Facebook's interest to allow their "GDPR bypass". | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 2 years ago

DPC Tried to Silence Noyb

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. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 3 years ago

Irish DPC greenlights Facebook's “GDPR bypass”

Schrems: “Decision undermines key element of GDPR.” | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 3 years ago

EU fines WhatsApp only 0.08% of turnover

First Statement by Max Schrems | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 3 years ago

News Sites: Readers need to “buy back” their own data at an exorbitant price?

noyb filed complaints against the cookie paywalls of seven major German speaking news websites | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 3 years ago

Noyb files 422 formal GDPR complaints on nerve-wrecking “Cookie Banners”

Today we filed 422 + 36 complaints on "cookie banners" with ten European Data Protection Authorities. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 3 years ago

Austrian OGH asks CJEU if Facebook “undermines” GDPR since 2018

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. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 3 years ago

New browser signal could make cookie banners obsolete

noyb publishes a proposal for an automatic browser signal to eliminate obsolete cookie banners. "ADPC" demonstrates a user-friendly European solution for privacy choices. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 3 years ago

Noyb aims to end “cookie banner terror” and issues more than 500 GDPR complaints

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. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 3 years ago

Noyb aims to end “cookie banner terror” and issues more than 500 GDPR complaints

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. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 3 years ago

Irish High Court – DPC must implement CJEU decision and stop EU-US transfers

The Irish High Court has delivered its judgment on Facebook's Judicial Review against a second investigation into EU-US data transfers by the DPC. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 3 years ago

Irish DPC “handles” 99,93% of GDPR complaints, without decision?

DPC acknowledges in Irish Parliament hearing it "handles" GDPR complaints by not deciding about them, in violation of EU law. DPC also attacks criticism by EU Parliament and other EU authorities. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 3 years ago

Facebook's GDPR consent bypass reaches Austrian Supreme Court

Austrian Supreme Court may refer case to Court of Justice, questioning the basis of Facebook's business model in Europe. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 3 years ago

Grindr app issued an almost 10mil EUR GDPR fine by Norway

The Norwegian Data Protection Authority confirmed that Grindr did not receive valid consent from users and announces a fine of 100 Mio NOK (€ 9.63 Mio) on Grindr. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 3 years ago

Luxemburg’s CNPD refuses to investigate US company. noyb files court case

We filed an appeal against two decisions of the Luxemburg Data Protection Authority on a fundamental matter: the authority dismissed two complaints lodged against US-based data controllers. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 3 years ago

ViennaSuperiorCourt: Facebook can skip GDPR consent but must give access to data

Facebook lost and won appeal: It must give full access to all data and pay €500, but may use data without consent of the user. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 3 years ago

Noyb files complaints against Apple's tracking code “IDFA”

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”? | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 3 years ago

Complaints EU US Transfers Filed

noyb has filed complaints against 101 EU controllers and the US entity of Google and Facebook over continuous EU-US data transfers. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 4 years ago

Facebook can no longer rely on Standard Contractual Clauses for US data transfer

The Standard Clauses are valid but can no longer be used by Facebook and similar companies for the transfer to the US and any other country the national law of which is violating the right to privacy. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 4 years ago

European Union's top court's judgment on transfers of data to the United States [pdf]

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@noyb.eu | 4 years ago

My Privacy Is None of Your Business

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@noyb.eu | 4 years ago

CJEU Judgement – First Statement

Here you can find the first reaction to the CJEU case on EU-US data transfers. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 4 years ago

Open Letter by Maximilian Schrems to European Authorities [pdf]

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@noyb.eu | 4 years ago

Open Letter on “confidential” dealings in Facebook [GDPR] case

DPC had "confidential" meetings with Facebook on bypassing the GDPR before it became applicable in 2018. noyb discloses the details after two years of a Kafkaesque procedure. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 4 years ago

Google: If you don’t want us to track your phone – just get another tracking ID

Today noyb.eu filed a formal GDPR complaint against Google for tracking users through an “Android Advertising ID” without a valid legal basis. | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 4 years ago

EU Advocate General: Serious Doubts over Privacy Shield

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@noyb.eu | 4 years ago

Facebook: We don’t need your consent

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@noyb.eu | 4 years ago

Irish Supreme Court Dismisses Facebook’s Complaint on NSA Surveillance [pdf]

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@noyb.eu | 5 years ago

Netflix, Spotify, YouTube: Eight Strategic Complaints Filed on “Right to Access”

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@noyb.eu | 5 years ago

My Privacy is none of your Business

Europe already has stringent privacy and consumer protection laws but lacks effective enforcement of your digital rights. Our goal is to make privacy a reality for everyone. Join now and #InvestInPrivacy! | Continue reading


@noyb.eu | 6 years ago