๐Ÿ“ฐ๐Ÿง’ "The DSB, #Austriaโ€™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 here ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://cybernews.com/privacy/microsoft-may-not-track-school-children-austrian-dpa-says/

๐Ÿช "#Noyb said that #Microsoft365Education installed cookies that collect browser data and are used for advertising purposes, a practice likely affecting millions of students and teachers across Europe." ๐Ÿ“ฐ Read more ๐Ÿ‘‰

France 24

Austria finds Microsoft 'illegally' tracked students: privacy campaign group

Austria's data protection authority has determined that Microsoft "illegally" tracked students using its education software and must grant the...

๐ŸŽ‰ Big #WIN for student privacy! ๐Ÿ”’ Austriaโ€™s DPA has issued a decision finding that #Microsoft 365 Education illegally tracks pupils and uses student data for Microsoft's own purposes. ๐Ÿ“ฐ Read the full blog post, including a comment by Max #Schrems ๐Ÿ‘‰

noyb.eu

noyb win: Microsoft 365 Education tracks school children

Favorable decision by the Austrian DSB: Microsoft Education 365 may not track school kids and Microsoft is ordered to provide full access to kids&#...

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๐Ÿšจ In case you missed it: We've filed a complaint against Whitebridge AI. The company sells โ€œreputation reportsโ€ on everyone with an online presence to anyone willing to pay for it. The company doesn't have a legal basis for this. Learn all about it ๐Ÿ‘‰

noyb.eu

Whitebridge.ai: your personal data is for sale to you and anyone

Lithuania-based Whitebridge AI sells โ€œreputation reportsโ€ on everyone with an online presence. These reports compile large amounts of scraped p...

๐Ÿ“ฐ "'Just kissing the USโ€™s ass behind the scenes seems to be not enough anymore,' said Max Schrems. The Irish Data Protection Commission has appointed Niamh Sweeney, an ex-WhatsApp, Facebook and Stripe lobbyist, as third commissioner to lead its work." ๐Ÿ‘‰

Euractiv

Irish privacy regulator picks ex-Meta lobbyist as third commissioner | Euractiv

Meta's lead privacy watchdog hires Niamh Sweeney, who previously led public policy for Meta-owned Facebook Ireland and WhatsApp in EMEA

๐Ÿšจ 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

Former Meta lobbyist named DPC Commissioner: Meta now officially regulates itself

According to reports in the Irish news, Niamh Sweeney, a former senior Meta lobbyist, is set to join the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) as ...

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), 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 due to a constantly growing range of tasks, the DPA's budget was cut. Now, it will restrict its activities. Read all about it here:

noyb.eu

Budget cuts paralyse Austrian DPA: NGO complaint to the EU Commission

The Austrian DPA has announced a restriction of its activities

๐ŸŽ‰ Thanks to our most recent win, noyb litigation is now officially responsible for more than โ‚ฌ2 billion in administrative fines! Unfortunately, we don't receive anything from this sum. As a donation-funded NGO, our work is made possible by our 5,250+ supporting members. ๐Ÿ‘‰ If you want to support our work towards a more privacy-friendly future, join noyb as a Supporting Member now! ๐Ÿ”— noyb.eu/en/support-us

๐ŸŽ‰ noyb WIN! The French DPA has fined Google โ‚ฌ325 million for creating spam emails in Gmail The desicison is based on a noyb complaint from 2022. Read all about it here ๐Ÿ‘‡

noyb.eu

noyb WIN: French DPA fines Google โ‚ฌ325 million for โ€œSpam Emailsโ€ in Gmail

The CNIL fined Google โ‚ฌ325 million for creating spam emails in Gmail