🎉 Happy Data Protection Day! We took today as an opportunity to debunk five common misconceptions about data protection and the GDPR. Read all about it here:
🍪 "Die Datenschutzbehörde (DSB) hat den Einsatz von Tracking-Cookies ohne Einwilligung im Zusammenhang mit der Microsoft-Software 365 Education für rechtswidrig erklärt. Damit liege eine unrechtmäßige Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten vor." Lies mehr:
🎉 First WIN of 2026: the Austrian DPA has ordered Microsoft to stop tracking school children
🚌 It could soon become easier for companies to access data on your device – at least if the #EU Commission's #DigitalOmnibus proposal passes. Watch now to find out how this could affect you and how you can put a stop to it. Stay tuned for more!
🇪🇺🚌 With the #EU Parliament and Council ramping up their work on the #DigitalOmnibus, noyb continues to fight for changes to preserve your privacy rights. 🤝 You can help us by becoming a Supporting Member! Learn more ➤ noyb.eu/en/support-us #MakePrivacyReality image
🇩🇰 The #DK #DPA also states that, because the website (unsurprisingly) changed since #2022, they will not investigate the matter further. 🍪 This disregards the possibility that the complainant's #data may still be processed illegally, which was neither checked nor remedied. image
📃🚌 We have just published version 2.0 of our report on the #DigitalOmnibus, now including recommendations for EU legislators on each of the most important articles, including whether the proposed changes should be rejected or retained. Read more here 👉
🇪🇺 "The #EU's #DigitalOmnibus has been the subject of much criticism since the autumn. Two NGOs have now meticulously compared the planned changes with the lobbying activities of these companies in #Brussels in recent years." (from German) 🗞️ Read more:
📺 Max #Schrems examines the grim reality of digital enforcement and explores how politically appointed regulators enable a "shameless game" of endless court delays, effectively shielding organizations that can easily out-spend and out-wait regulators. 👉
📰⚖️ "Meta muss Nutzern aus der EU innerhalb von 14 Tagen vollständigen Zugriff auf alle persönlichen Daten gewähren. Das hat der Oberste Gerichtshof (OGH) am Donnerstag entschieden. Die Klage war 2014 von noyb-Gründer Max Schrems eingebracht worden." 🔗