"Privacy watchdog Noyb sent a cease-and-desist letter to Meta Wednesday, threatening to pursue a potentially billion-dollar class action to block Meta's AI training, which starts soon in the European Union." Read more here 👇

Ars Technica

Meta is making users who opted out of AI training opt out again, watchdog says

EU users have less than two weeks to opt out of Meta's AI training.

📰🤖 "Meta's still violating GDPR rules with latest plan to train AI on EU user data, says noyb" The Register on our cease-and-desist letter to Meta 👇

noyb sends Meta C&D demanding no EU user data AI training

: 'Legitimate interest' won't wash, says privacy outfit, as Zuck's org claims activists want to 'delay AI innovation'

🚨 Today, noyb has sent a cease and desist letter to Meta regarding its AI training plans in Europe. 👉 If Meta doesn't comply with the request, noyb could file an injunction – or launch an EU class action in the future. All the details 👇

noyb.eu

noyb sends Meta 'cease and desist' letter over AI training. European Class Action as potential next step

noyb has sent a cease and desist letter to Meta demanding that the company halt its AI plans in the EU

Tracked by #Microsoft, but nobody takes responsibility 🎯🍪 When the Austrian DPA asked Microsoft about tracking cookies in Microsoft 365, they claimed to only be a sub-processor, despite the school not being able to configure or decide on the cookies. Read more:

noyb.eu

Microsoft violates children’s privacy – but blames your local school

noyb has filed two complaints against Microsoft for unlawful data processing in 365 Education

#MakePrivacyReality

🎮 Today, we filed a complaint against the video game company Ubisoft! 👉 Ubisoft forces its customers to connect to the internet when they launch a single-player game, which allows it to collect their gaming behaviour. Find out more here 👇

noyb.eu

Like to play alone? Ubisoft is still watching you!

Ubisoft forces people to connect to the internet before they can play a single player game

#Meta Skips Consent, Breaches #GDPR with EU Data AI Training. 📊🚫 #DataProtectionMatters #MakePrivacyReality

🚨 The EU promised to improve GDPR cooperation - but is about to make it worse ⚖️ The GDPR Procedural Regulation was supposed to improve enforcement. In reality, the current draft would make it even more complicated - and effectively scrap party rights.

noyb.eu

EU pledged to improve GDPR cooperation - and made it worse

The EU's GDPR Procedural Regulation was supposed to fix overly complex procedures and improve cooperation. Now, it could actually undermine en...

🚨 noyb has taken the Swedish tax authority to court for selling people’s personal data 👉 Despite a clear Supreme Court ruling, the authority is selling personal data to commerical data brokers who publish it online for everyone to see. More Info 👇

noyb.eu

noyb takes Swedish tax authority to court for selling people’s personal data

In Sweden, the tax authority doesn’t just use people's personal information for administrative purposes – but sells it to data brokers who...

Happy april fool's day! 🥳🥴 Unfortunately, the reality of GDPR enforcement is so dire that we don't even need to make up a joke. 🧑‍💻 A recent noyb analysis showed that only 1.3% of cases before EU DPAs result in a fine - while privacy professionals say that they are the most effective enforcement measure. #happyaprilfools

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