🛑 TACD, a coalition of 70+ leading consumer and digital rights groups from the US & Europe, is deeply concerned about the European Commission’s upcoming “Digital Omnibus Package.” Urging the Commission to change course: tacd.org/streamlining...

Bekymret for at de digitale reglene i EU nå svekkes? Vi jobber med et brev til regjeringen hvor vi vil oppfordre dem for dem til å stå opp for våre digitale rettigheter. Interessert i å signere? Ta kontakt, så deler jeg lenke til dokument. Frist fredag ettermiddag. www.politico.eu/article/brus...

⚠️ Grindr has violated the #GDPR for sharing users’ personal data for advertising purposes, according to the #Norwegian Court of Appeal. This decision sends a strong signal to the commercial surveillance industry. Read more about the decision below ⬇️

Just out! Important case for accountability in the online advertising industry. Grindr just lost its appeal, as its data is deemed sensitive under European law. More details forthcoming: www.forbrukerradet.no/news-in-engl... #privacy #gdpr #adtech

Lagmannsretten avviser anken til Grindr. Stor dag for personvern i Norge og Europa! www.nrk.no/norge/dom-i-...

💥 Today, the FTC and Amazon announced a landmark settlement with a record $2.5 billion fine, incl $1.5 billion in refunds. This outcome would not have been possible without strong, cross-Atlantic collaboration. Congratulations to the FTC for dedicated work in this case! www.ftc.gov/news-events/...

If true, this update is astonishing. The Commission climbed down from a planned break up of Google’s ad business to a mere fine, and then dropped even the fine for fear of offending Trump. This is for market violations that have been proven in U.S. court.

Good news about the cutting-edge AI tools from the $3-trillion-dollar company.

In a bizarre turn of events, we might need MORE human therapists to help people deal with the psychological harm of widespread AI chatbot therapy.

De stor teknologiselskapene tar seg dessverre alt for ofte til rette. Sist ut er Snapchat, som har skrudd på AI-trening på folks "offentlige" innhold på tjenesten. Det er ikke greit og sannsynligvis brudd på flere lover, mener vi i Forbrukerrådet. www.nrk.no/norge/na-tre... #personvern #AI #KI

1. Snapchat’s AI Data Grab: Teens at Risk 🚨👩‍💻🧠 Snapchat quietly launched a genAI chatbot to young users—without safeguards. Now they’re training AI on public content by default. Snapchat now uses your public Snaps—images, videos, audio, text—to train AI. The setting is turned on by default.

⚠️ Neste uke går Grindr-saken for retten for andre gang i Oslo fra *tirsdag til torsdag*. Vi klaget i januar 2020 inn Grindr til Datatilsynet for brudd på personopplysningsloven. Siden da har saken fått medhold i hos Datatilsynet, Personvernnemda og i Tingretten. Grindr har anket videre. 1/

This single "OK" to Amazon's data free-for-all is precisely what we warned the European Commission, Parliament, and Council about when the DMA was being negotiated... www.iccl.ie/news/privacy...

🤯 Fitness app Strava is yet again in the spotlight, or may I say users of Strava. This time it is the security detail of the Swedish prime minister and the royal family that in-advertently reveal secret locations by using this app. 1/ www.theguardian.com/world/2018/j... #privacy #opsec

As the EU Commission announces ever more new deregulation initiatives, it's no surprise that industry smells blood and starts lobbying for re-opening of legislation they dislike Now industry is even targeting a crucial directive on wastewater treatment 💦🚨 www.corporateeurope.org/en/deregulat...

Listen to @jonworth.eu talking live in Oslo about #CrossBorderRail - lessons from borders: www.youtube.com/watch?v=y726...

Is Meta breaking the LAW with its plan to train its AI models using people's personal data? Our 🇳🇴 member Forbrukerradet has written to Meta arguing that it is. Big development! The pressure is increasing on Meta as more organisations raise their voice against its plans...

Hvor høy pris skal vi betale for tilpasset reklame? NRK har klart å spore og kontakte en Grindr-bruker vha data delt av dem og andre apper. Man trenger ikke veldig mye fantasi for å skjønne hvor skummelt dette er. @ingridstolps.bsky.social og @finnmyrstad.bsky.social peker godt på det. Må leses 👇

🛑 We have sent a letter to Meta Ireland / Facebook Norway today, demanding them to stop their planned roll-out of training their AI models on users' (and non-users data), arguing they are in breach of the GDPR, consumer law and the digital markets act. PR: www.forbrukerradet.no/siste-nytt/f...

Off to Brussels to take part in the #CPDP2025 - look forward to interesting discussions, meeting old and new friends, updates on various important issues. Will also take part in a panel on international data transfers on Friday.

TACD strongly opposes the U.S. administration’s use of coercive tariffs to pressure the EU over legitimate digital, consumer protection, and sustainability policies. Trade retaliation should not undermine laws designed to safeguard people’s rights.

So happy for progress and work done by my colleagues who are avid gamers. See below!

Digital rights expert @finnmyrstad.bsky.social on the illegal firing of FTC Commissioners @bedoyaftc.bsky.social and Slaughter. Our full statement 👉 tacd.org/tacd-respond...

TACD is deeply concerned about the White House's illegal dismissal of two serving FTC Commissioners. This move radically alters the bipartisan structure of the independent consumer agency. More from Digital Chairs @iwillleavenow.bsky.social and @finnmyrstad.bsky.social 👇 tacd.org/tacd-respond...

🚫 Expressing deep concern with regard to the illegal firing of the two Democratic FTC commissioners. Tech enforcement in Europe now even more important. US and European consumer groups united. See statement below. ⬇️

The Norwegian Consumer Council believes mobile payments app Vipps use of purchase history is illegal & has referred the company to the data protection authority www.forbrukerradet.no/siste-nytt/f...

Vipps ønsker å bruke kundenes kvitteringer og kjøpshistorikk til å målrette reklame. Forbrukerrådet mener dette bryter personopplysningsloven og at Vipps manipulerer brukerne til å gi samtykke. Vi ber nå Datatilsynet se på saken: www.forbrukerradet.no/siste-nytt/f... #personvern #gdpr

🔴 The Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) is opposing U.S. tariff threats that seek to weaken EU digital and competition laws. 📣TACD urges the Trump administration to end its pressure tactics and calls on the EU to stand firm in enforcing consumer protections. tacd.org/tacd-opposes...

NEW: Last year, @johnnyryan.bsky.social made a website for a fake company using a photo of Russian soldiers to purposely elicit suspicion. A US data broker offered him access to thousands of lists of American devices anyway. Many lists targeted US leaders and defense contractors. Our latest:

Personvernkommisjonen ropte varsku knyttet til personvern, sikkerhet og reklame på de digitale enhetene elevene bruker i skolen i 2022. Lite bedring har skjedd. På tide å tenke nytt? Åpen kildekode og protokoller/standarder, og alternative løsninger? klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...

As we have documented & seen many times. Apps share data with the tech gigants. See court documents on how games such as Candy Crush shared location data with Facebook. Former Norwegian Prime Minister, Erna Solberg (@hoyre.bsky.social) was/is an avid Candy Crush player. 🤔 #adtech #privacy

Have you given dating apps a wild amount of info about yrself in the name of #love? Me too. Let’s celebrate #ValentinesDay the very normal way, by tracking down where that data goes & becoming lightly paranoid about it, together #vday

How many examples do we need in order to ban this business model outright? A massive risk to consumers / citizens and society as a whole. #adtech #rtb Cc: @johnnyryan.bsky.social @wchr.bsky.social

The first Algorithm Governance Roundup of 2025 is out! This month, I spoke to @finnmyrstad.bsky.social at the Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC) about his research and investigations into harmful AI, and the intersection of consumer protection, DP and AI. 👇 https://buff.ly/3QbG8tn

«Hele forretningsmodellen deres er å samle inn informasjon fra ulike apper fra folks telefoner og selge dem videre, forklarer Myrstad. – Det er et fundamentalt pill råttent system. Man mister all kontroll over sitt eget liv, sier han.» Sak av @enslask.no, med kommentar fra @finnmyrstad.bsky.social.

TikTok blir forbudt i USA fra i morgen. Tanker: 1. Dette er en symbolsak som ikke vil hjelpe. USA trenger føderal personvernlov. 2. Ellers ser vi allerede at amerikanerne flytter seg over på RedNote 3. Personvernbruddene i TikTok ser vi i de fleste andre tjenester. www.adweek.com/media/suprem...

🎂 A lot can happen in six years. Children have gone through a massive transformation from babies unable to do much, into persons going to school. Dogs have run into their mid-life crisis at 42 dog years. I am grayer. Six years is also the time it takes to handle a GDPR complaint, it seems. 1/

Anyone who claims that behavioural advertising is *just advertising* is gaslighting you. This should not be legal. www.wired.com/story/phone-...

WIRED has tracked thousands of US military & intel personnel coming & going from classified sites, incl. NSA hubs & nuclear vaults. We know where they sleep, what they eat, and which brothels they visit. It's an ocean of blackmail & national secrets within reach of every spy agency in the world.

🚀 On Thursday we published a report on how to ensure a rights-respecting digital childhood, mapping the main harmful effects, to create a basis for further discussions about which measures can and should be implemented to reduce these effects. www.forbrukerradet.no/rapporter/co...