🗨️ "The use of facial recognition technologies, in particular by police authorities, raises huge privacy questions, as well as raising the risk of the technology being misused for mass surveillance." Full article: www.euractiv.com/news/facial-...

🗨️ "We even run cross-border criminal procedures for stolen bikes, so we hope that the public prosecutor also takes action when the personal data of billions of people was stolen – as has been confirmed by multiple authorities," said Schrems. More Info: www.theregister.com/2025/10/28/n...

🗨️ "Austrian privacy group noyb said on Tuesday it has filed a criminal complaint in Austria, accusing U.S.-based Clearview AI of illegally collecting photos and videos of European Union residents to build its facial-recognition database." More Info: www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

📰 "Noyb filed a complaint against #Clearview #AI, a US company specializing in facial recognition. The images from their database have been sold to law enforcement agencies and other government actors for years." (from German) 👀 Read more 👇

⚖️🚨 Today, noyb has filed a criminal complaint against Clearview AI. Despite several bans and fines, Clearview hasn't changed its illegal practices. If successful, Clearview AI and its executives could face jail time and be held personally liable. noyb.eu/en/criminal-...

🎉 Big news! The Norwegian Court of Appeal has confirmed a €5.5 million fine against Grindr. The case was originally brought by the Norwegian Consumer Council and supported by noyb. More details here 👇 www.forbrukerradet.no/news-in-engl...

🥳 Have you heard of the most recent noyb #WIN? The DSB issued a decision finding that #Microsoft365Education illegally tracks students. 💬 Read more here (includes a #comment from a Microsoft spokesperson) 👇

"'The decision highlights the lack of transparency in #Microsoft 365 Education,' said Felix Mikolasch, a data protection lawyer at Noyb [...] 'It is nearly impossible for schools to inform students, parents and teachers about what is happening with their data.'" 👇 Read the full article 👇

📰🧒 "The DSB, #Austria’s data protection authority, has ruled that #Microsoft is illegally #tracking students with Microsoft 365 Education and uses student data for its own purposes." 👇 Read the full article, including a comment by Max Schrems 👇

🎉 Big #WIN for student privacy! 🔒 Austria’s DPA has issued a decision finding that #Microsoft 365 Education illegally tracks pupils and uses student data for Microsoft's own purposes. 📰 Read the full blog post, including a comment by Max #Schrems 👉 noyb.eu/en/noyb-win-...

📰 "[noyb] has filed a complaint against [Whitebridge] for selling creepy 'reputation reports' that scrape anyone's sensitive information online. It markets its 'reports' as a way to 'find everything about you online.'" Read more 👉 cybernews.com/ai-news/whit...

📢 10 years since #Schrems (C-362/14) – the landmark ruling that invalidated the Commission’s “Safe Harbour” decision, found US data protections inadequate, and reshaped #digitalprivacy in the EU and beyond 🔒 Learn 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/... #EUlaw #DataProtection

Le Figaro on our complaint against Whitebridge AI (in French) 👇 https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/une-plainte-deposee-contre-une-societe-d-ia-qui-commercialise-des-donnees-personnelles-20250929

👉 Looking for an exciting path into #litigation, IT law and digital rights? We’re seeking bright new people to support our work as a #trainee from April 2026 onwards. ❗You are interested and hold a law degree from an EEA university? Apply now! 👉 https://noyb.eu/en/traineeship

📰 The Register on our most recent complaint: "Whitebridge AI, based in Lithuania, faces a privacy complaint for allegedly selling "reputation reports" based on unlawfully collected data and AI misinformation." https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/whitebridge_ai_reputation_reports_complaint/

🚨 In case you missed it: We've filed a complaint against Whitebridge AI. The company sells “reputation reports” on everyone with an online presence – without a valid legal basis. More info 👉 https://noyb.eu/en/whitebridgeai-your-personal-data-sale-you-and-anyone

🤖 Whitebridge AI sells “reputation reports” on everyone with an online presence. These reports compile large amounts of (sometimes false) personal data, which is then sold to anyone willing to pay for it. The company doesn't have a legal basis for this. noyb.eu/en/whitebrid...

🗞️ "#CRIF is said to obtain most of its address data from address publishers. However, according to Noyb's legal opinion, these publishers are only allowed to sell the address data for marketing purposes and not as a basis for creditrating." 👉 Read more: https://www.krone.at/3908365

📰 "The data protection organization #Noyb criticizes the credit ratings calculated by the credit agency #CRIF and presents its initial findings after announcing a class action lawsuit. CRIF sees itself as the victim of a campaign." (from German) Read more 👉 www.kleinezeitung.at/wirtschaft/2...

🎉 #noyb has scored a win in its complaint proceedings against the Austrian credit information agency #KSV1870 and the energy provider #UnsereWasserkraft. 🧑‍⚖️ The Austrian #DPA has found KSV1870's fully automated credit rating to be #unlawful. ⚖️ 👇 Read more

📊 Several well-known companies evaluate their customers in #Austria using data from the credit agency #CRIF. This is shown by an initial evaluation of data from 2,440 affected individuals. All details 👇 noyb.eu/en/over-4000...

Erste Bank, Verbund, Drei, Klarna, etc.: Etliche bekannte Unternehmen bewerten ihre Kund:innen in Österreich mittels Daten der Auskunftei CRIF. Das zeigt eine erste Auswertung der Daten von 2.440 Betroffenen. Alle Details 👇 noyb.eu/de/over-4000...

⚖️ At a time when a former Meta lobbyist takes up a leading position at the Irish DPC, we need a strong civil society more than ever. You can help noyb's work by joining us as a Supporting Member! Learn more here 👉 https://noyb.eu/en/support-us

Die 🇦🇹 Datenschutzbehörde DSB wird von der Regierung weiter gelähmt: 2024 gab es bei 3.813 Beschwerden nur 62 Strafen. Jetzt drohen noch mehr Kürzungen. Gemeinsam mit @noyb.eu bringen wir Beschwerde bei der EU-Kommission ein. Mehr dazu auf unserem Blog 👉 epicenter.works/content/budg...

🚨 A former Meta lobbyist will join the DPC as a commissioner in October. With this appointment, the Irish government does not even pretend to care about enforcing EU law anymore. Read our full statement on the matter here: noyb.eu/en/former-me...

🚨 Together with @epicenterworks.bsky.social, we've filed a complaint with the EU Commission because the Austrian government is failing to properly fund the country's data protection authority. Despite an increasing workload, the DPA's budget was cut. Read all about it here: noyb.eu/en/budget-cu...

Automation is helping various actors of the data economy, but also raises numerous questions. At CPDP 2025, one of our developers, Stefan Schauer, took part in the panel discussing this topic. Watch/listen here 👉 https://youtu.be/_kj1LDQMURc?si=CK6-LjMqE103iiZd

📢 I interviewed @noyb.eu's @maxschrems.bsky.social to discuss what he thought of EU-US data transfers, and the outcome of the Latombe case, check out what is next for Data Privacy Framework court challenges: www.euractiv.com/section/tech...

🎥 Der gestrige ORF-Eco-Bericht zum Thema CRIF/Kreditauskunfteien ist jetzt online verfügbar. 🎙️ Inkl. #Interview mit Max Schrems und einer offiziellen Stellungnahme der #CRIF 💬 👉 Hier ansehen: https://on.orf.at/video/14290129/15942586/zweifelhafte-bonitaet-heimliche-bewertung-der-oesterreicher

📰 "Google […] had sent advertising emails directly to the inboxes of Gmail users. ‘This is only permitted with prior consent – a fact that the CNIL has now confirmed,’ commented Noyb chairman Max Schrems." 💬 (from German) 🔗Read more

🎉 Thanks to our most recent win, noyb litigation is now officially responsible for more than €2 billion in administrative fines! As a donation-funded NGO, our work is made possible by our 5,250+ Supporting Members. 👉 Join noyb as a Supporting Member! noyb.eu/en/support-us

📰💰 "The CNIL handed Google a €325 million fine on Wednesday for inserting advertising between Gmail users' emails and dropping tracking cookies without consent. The fine [...] follows a 2022 complaint by privacy group Noyb."

🎉 noyb WIN! The French DPA has fined Google €325 million for creating spam emails in Gmail The desicison is based on a noyb complaint from 2022. Read all about it here 👇 https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-win-french-dpa-fines-google-eu325-million-spam-emails-gmail

📺 Morgen 22:30 auf ORF2 und ON: "Zweifelhafte Abfragen – wie unsere Bonität heimlich bewertet wird" 💬 "Meist basieren diese [Kreditwürdigkeits-Scores] bei CRIF nur auf Alter, Geschlecht und Wohnadresse, kritisiert der Datenschützer Max Schrems."

📰 "The Austrian data protection authority has ordered YouTube to give users access to their personal data, enforcing data access rules contained in the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)." www.euractiv.com/section/tech...

🎉 noyb WIN: YouTube ordered to honour user’s right of access The Austrian DPA has sided with noyb and ordered Google to fully answer the complainant's access request in accordance with Article 15 GDPR. More information 👇 noyb.eu/en/noyb-win-...

Keine freiwillige Einwilligung: Gericht rüffelt Cookie-Banner beim „Der Standard“. Fachleute bezweifeln nicht nur die Rechtmäßigkeit der „Pay or Okay“-Modelle, sondern auch die finanzielle Notwendigkeit netzpolitik.org/2025/trackin...

🗞️ "Fachleute bezweifeln nicht nur die Rechtmäßigkeit, sondern auch die finanzielle Notwendigkeit [von Pay or OK]. Laut einem Bericht von #noyb stammen nur etwa 10 % der Einnahmen von Medienhäusern aus digitaler Werbung und >5 % aus der Verarbeitung von personenbezogener Daten." 👇 Weiterlesen

🗞️⚖️ "The Austrian Federal Administrative Court has confirmed that the "Pay or Okay" consent model violates European data protection laws, delivering a significant ruling against leading newspaper DerStandard.at on August 18, 2025." 👀 Read more

📰⚖️ "‘Pay or Okay’ is keeping courts busy in various European countries. In Austria, the Federal Administrative Court has now ruled on the case of the newspaper Der Standard – and is demanding significant improvements." (from German) 👀 Read more: www.heise.de/news/Zahlen-...

📰 Article on our case against #DerStandard 💬 with quote from Max Schrems: "'Pay or OK' undermines a core pillar of the #GDPR: freely given consent. Instead of a genuine choice of users, we get a North Korean consent rate of 99.9% with this system." 👉 www.euronews.com/next/2025/08...

📰 "[noyb] has been campaigning against 'Pay or OK' cookie banners such as those used by ‘Der Standard’ for several years. It now feels validated in its criticism by a recent ruling of the Federal Administrative Court (BVwG)." (from German) 👉 Read more: www.diepresse.com/20011600/rec...

📰🧑‍⚖️ The Austrian Federal Administrative Court (BVwG) just confirmed that "Der Standard" - a newspaper based in Vienna, Austria - violated the GDPR when introducing "Pay or Okay". 👉 Read more about the case here: https://noyb.eu/en/court-decides-pay-or-okay-derstandardat-illegal

📊 The Gallup Institute conducted a study among 1,000 #Meta users in Germany. The results are clear: Only 7% actually want their #Facebook and #Instagram data to be used by Meta for #AI training. 👀 Read more: https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-survey-only-7-users-want-meta-use-their-personal-data-ai

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Heute wohl für @noyb.eu im #ZDFheute journal um 21:45 zur Frage wie sich #BigTech in #Irland prächtig vor EU-Gesetzen verstecken - und die Europäische Kommission zuschaut.. 😐 Details zu unseren über 800 #DSGVO - Fällen in ganz Europa auf www.noyb.eu 😊

📺 @maxschrems.bsky.social war gestern zu Gast bei @zdfheuteshow.bsky.social, um u.a. über die mangelnden Durchsetzung von EU-Recht zu sprechen. Wir arbeiten täglich für eine gerechtere Zukunft. Unterstütze uns dabei! 👉 noyb.eu/en/support www.zdfheute.de/video/heute-...

🙅 #Meta's enthusiasm for training its #AI on user data is not shared by the users themselves […] according a study commissioned by #Facebook legal nemesis Max Schrems and his privacy advocacy group #Noyb. 👀 Read more: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/07/meta_training_ai_on_social/

📰 Anstatt um eine Einwilligung zu bitten und gegebenenfalls ein „Nein“ als Antwort zu erhalten, stelle #Meta seine wirtschaftlichen Interessen über das Recht auf #Datenschutz von mindestens 274 Millionen EU-Nutzer:innen. Lies mehr 👉 taz.de/Kuenstliche-...

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