Notices by noyb.eu (noybeu@mastodon.social)

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

📱 Die App WetterOnline teilt persönliche Userdaten zu Werbezwecken mit hunderten Unternehmen.

🚨 Gleichzeitig werden Auskunftsersuchen abgewiesen, weil sie angbelich einen "unverhältnismäßigen Aufwand" darstellen.

👉 noyb hat nun Beschwerde eingereicht

https://noyb.eu/de/wetteronline-sees-disproportionate-effort-complying-gdpr

🎉 Happy Data Protection Day! This year, we used the occasion to take a closer look at the (in)activity of European DPAs

👉 Turns out: On average, only 1.3% of cases before EU DPAs result in a fine 💸❌

More details and statistics on our website 👇
https://noyb.eu/en/data-protection-day-only-13-cases-eu-dpas-result-fine

The New York Times reports that Trump is making the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board de facto inoperable. This punches the first major hole in EU-US data transfers agreement (TADPF).

Using US Cloud providers could quickly violate the GDPR (even in the European Commission's view).

https://noyb.eu/en/us-cloud-soon-illegal-trump-punches-first-hole-eu-us-data-deal

Whether for AI or advertising: Companies ignore your fundamental rights to maximise their profits.

We work tirelessly to enforce EU data protection laws, a task made possible by our 5,227 supporting members.

Find out how you can support our work here: https://noyb.eu/en/support-us

🚨 Today, we've filed six complaints against the Chinese tech companies Temu, Xiaomi, SHEIN, AliExpress, WeChat and TikTok over data transfers to China. 🇨🇳

Find all the details here:
https://noyb.eu/en/tiktok-aliexpress-shein-co-surrender-europeans-data-authoritarian-china

📰 "TikTok, Shein, Xiaomi and three other Chinese companies were named in a privacy complaint filed on Thursday by Austrian advocacy group Noyb which claimed the firms were unlawfully sending European Union user data to China."

Reuters on our Complaints:
https://www.reuters.com/technology/tiktok-5-other-chinese-firms-hit-by-eu-privacy-complaints-2025-01-16/

👉 Die österreichische Datenschutzbehörde wollte Betroffene von Datenschutzverletzungen daran hindern, mehr als zwei Beschwerden pro Monat einzubringen.

⚖️ Der EuGH hat diesem Beschwerdelimit heute eine Absage erteilt.

Alle Informationen gibt es im Ö1 Mittagsjournal:
https://oe1.orf.at/player/20250109/781921/1736423255212

DPO? GDPR Expert? GDPR Lawyer?

⏩ We are interested in your input for our 2024 DPO Survey! Take a moment to share your insights into compliance and enforcement work by DPAs, Courts and alike!

https://survey.noyb.eu/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=863354&lang=en

🚨 Today, we have filed our second complaint against Ryanair.

👉 The airline nudges customers towards a highly invasive biometric facial regonition process to verify their account.

👉 Customers are also forced to create a permanent Ryanair account

https://noyb.eu/en/want-book-ryanair-flight-prepare-face-scan

📰 "The Dutch data protection authority (DPA) concluded that the streaming giant failed to adequately inform customers what it does with their data, which runs counter to GDPR data access rights."

Techcrunch on our WIN against Netflix 👇
https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/18/five-years-later-netflix-hit-with-dutch-data-access-fine/

🎉 In case you missed our latest WIN: The EDPS found that the EU Commission illegally targeted citizens with advertising using sensitive personal data about their political views.

https://noyb.eu/en/political-microtargeting-eu-commission-illegal

📝 Today, noyb filed a complaint against the social media platform BeReal.

If you dare to reject tracking for personalised ads, the app's consent banner will reappear every day – until the end of your days, or until you click on the “right” button and accept.

https://noyb.eu/en/bereal-app-wont-take-no-answer

🥳 As of yesterday, noyb is approved as a qualified entity to bring collective redress actions in EU courts!

This allows us to bring a European version of a "Class Action", where thousands or millions of users could be represented by noyb.

More Info 👇

https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-now-qualified-bring-collective-redress-actions

@mirabilos @j_j Sorry, we are hardly ever bored, there are - unfortunately - lots of projects to tackle.

However, looking at it quickly, have you tried the contacts here: https://www.zoominfo.com/legal/privacy-policy#XI.-Information-for-Individuals-Outside-the-U.S.? This is assuming you are located in the EEA or Switzerland.

🎆 Traineeship opportunity: Start off 2025 at noyb!
👉 Looking for a path into data protection? GDPR enforcement is your New Year’s resolutions? We’ve got you covered!

We are delighted to announce another ⚖️ legal traineeship opening in gorgeous Vienna, starting in Jan 2025. As an NGO for digital rights, we’re looking for bright new people in strategic litigation.

You are interested and hold an EEA law degree? Apply now!

🎯 Further details at https://noyb.eu/sites/default/files/2024-10/Trainee_v2024_new.pdf, apply link in the pdf.

🔁

🎉 noyb WIN! RTL Belgium was ordered to add a "refuse all" button to the first layer of its cookie banner and stop using deceptive colors.

In case of non-compliance, the company will have to pay €40.000 per day.

👉 DPA decision (FR): https://www.dataprotectionauthority.be/publications/beslissing-ten-gronde-nr.-131-2024.pdf

👉 Our original complaints: https://noyb.eu/en/belgian-dpa-let-news-outlets-buy-themselves-free-gdpr-compliance

🚨 The Irish DPC has launched an inquiry into Ryanair's invasive facial recognition process, following a complaint from noyb!

https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/news-media/press-releases/data-protection-commission-launches-inquiry-ryanairs-customer-verification-process

#FunFact: Meta has decided that our posting on them violating the GDPR would violate their "community standards" and deleted it several times on http://facebook.com..

"Meta has suffered a serious challenge to its preferred business model of collecting, aggregating and leveraging substantial data troves "

Read more on today's CJEU ruling on BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gr4r5ln03o