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Austrian regulators declare Meta tracking tools are illegal

Austrian regulators declare Meta tracking tools are illegal

The Austrian Data Protection authority has issued a decision stemming from a 2020 complaint. The Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB) has decided that the use of Facebook’s tracking pixel directly violates the EU's GDPR privacy law and the so-called “Schrems II” decision on transatlant... Read more

date13 days ago
Irish DPC slammed for allegedly failing to fine Meta enough

Irish DPC slammed for allegedly failing to fine Meta enough

The European Center for Digital Rights (noyb) claims the Irish authorities fined Meta only a fraction of what they should have. Noyb issued a letter to the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) this week sharply criticizing the privacy agency for "letting Meta off the hook". The non-profit is r... Read more

date2 months ago
NOYB sues Google over advertising emails

NOYB sues Google over advertising emails

Privacy action group NOYB is suing Google for allegedly violating a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). According to NOYB, Google illegally pushes unsolicited advertising emails to the inboxes of Gmail users. NOYB's complaint to the French watchdog CNIL argues that Google violates a E... Read more

date7 months ago
Privacy group files privacy complaint against Google in France

Privacy group files privacy complaint against Google in France

The Austrian group NOYB claims Android phones violate Europeans' right to privacy. Privacy group NOYB has instigated a new complaint about Google's use of the Android Advertising ID (AAID) to track users. They claim that the identifiers that the Android system uses are in clear violation of EU l... Read more

date2 years ago
Criticism of Irish privacy authority for slow GDPR action

Criticism of Irish privacy authority for slow GDPR action

Since the introduction of the GDPR, Ireland's Data Protection Commission has been swamped with work to enforce the regulations. However, due to the abundance of cases to investigate, privacy authorities are said to be too slow to act on violations. With many tech giants deciding to locate their ... Read more

date2 years ago