🚨 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 ...
🚨 Together with [@epicenter_works](
chaos.social
epicenter.works (@epicenter_works@chaos.social)
4.06K Posts, 133 Following, 5.03K Followers · Menschenrechte im digitalen Zeitalter schützen.
Blog 🔘 https://epicenter.works
Impressum ...
 ), 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
🎉 Thanks to our most recent win, noyb litigation is now officially responsible for more than €2 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. 👉 If you want to support our work towards a more privacy-friendly future, join noyb as a Supporting Member now! 🔗 noyb.eu/en/support-us image
🎉 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 👇
noyb.eu
noyb WIN: French DPA fines Google €325 million for “Spam Emails” in Gmail
The CNIL fined Google €325 million for creating spam emails in Gmail
🎉 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
noyb WIN: YouTube ordered to honour user’s right of access
The Austrian DPA has ordered YouTube to send the complainant all personal data it processes about him
🗞️ "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:
netzpolitik.org
Tracking-Urteil: Gericht rüffelt Cookie-Banner beim „Standard“
Das Bundesverwaltungsgericht in Österreich hat entschieden: Das
🗞️⚖️ "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:
PPC Land
Austrian court rules "Pay or Okay" model illegal for DerStandard newspaper
The Austrian Federal Administrative Court has confirmed that the "Pay or Okay" consent model violates European data protection laws, delivering a s...
📰 "The Austrian Federal Administrative Court (BVwG) has ruled that the “Pay or Okay” model that was implemented by Austrian newspaper Der Standard violates the #GDPR, confirming an earlier decision by the Austrian data protection authority, the DSB." 👇 Read the full Cybernews article: https://cybernews.com/security/court-pay-or-okay--austrian-newspaper-violates-gdpr/
🙅 #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:
Meta training AI on social media posts? 7% in Europe say yes
Updated: Privacy campaigner Max Schrem's NOYB is back on Zuck's back
📰 noyb commissioned Gallup to survey Meta users about their attitudes toward AI training data usage. The survey exposes significant problems with Meta's notification strategy, which forms a cornerstone of the company's legitimate interest argument. 👉
PPC Land
Only 7% want Meta to use their data for AI, finds survey
Study reveals stark disconnect between user preferences and company claims of legitimate interest.